Example sentences of "[noun] have be used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 2 | Segregation and control units have been used for difficult prisoners , especially in women 's prisons . |
| 3 | Some Home Corners have even extended onto split levels or two floors , where raised areas have been used for this purpose . |
| 4 | There have been very few cases where microorganisms have been used for in situ removal of chlorinated , or even petroleum compounds , and conventional biological processes are more commonly used . |
| 5 | 3.5 millimetre jack sockets have been used for JK1 and JK2 , but you can obviously use an alternative such as phono sockets or standard jacks , if these will fit in better with other equipment . |
| 6 | Additives have been used for hundreds of years , though they were not always known as ‘ additives ’ . |
| 7 | In fact there are six , including the background colour , which means that six colours have been used for this design . |
| 8 | Their boats have been used for the Royal Lymington Cup and the Air Canada Industry Sailing Challenge , as well as the Chartered Surveyors ' Regatta and many other similar events . |
| 9 | Some Urban Programme resources have been used for housing rehabilitation , the London Docklands Development Corporation has presided over substantial housing developments ( see below ) and , as discussed above , UDG has boosted inner-urban residential schemes . |
| 10 | IMPACT Moling : These machines have been used for some years to lay services and pipes up to 125mm in diameter . |
| 11 | Centres have been used for cooperative curriculum development planning ( what in America would be called " curriculum workshops " ) , teachers in similar subject fields from a number of neighbouring schools meeting together to share inspiration , experience and effort . |
| 12 | Trees on the slopes have been used for firewood to provide space to make new fields . |
| 13 | In the Muslim world over the last two centuries , Western recipes have been used for government and society . |
| 14 | Cheaper , mass-produced furniture may have dowel joints instead of tenons , and you may find that screws have been used for makeshift repairs in the past . |
| 15 | As well as milling corn , water-powered mills have been used for weaving and spinning . |
| 16 | In recent years , several new materials have been used for base thermal layers which are effective at keeping you dry . |
| 17 | Since very early times the rivers of Britain have been used for water transport . |
| 18 | Several Y-specific genes have been used for sex typing . |
| 19 | Budgets for prostheses have been used for years to limit elective orthopaedic activity because blocking the purchase of further implants stops joint replacement surgery , the ‘ bread and butter ’ of current elective orthopaedic practice . |
| 20 | There are several cases in the literature where biological processes have been used for in situ or conventional biological treatment of petroleum or chlorinated organic wastes . |
| 21 | The fact of the child 's puzzlement is due to his being a victim of the way in which the dogmatic religions of the world have been used for child indoctrination , resulting in the perpetuation of the inherent superstitions and subsequent evils that have shamed religion throughout civilised time . |
| 22 | These tests have been used for individual student assessment and as instruments for the product evaluation of instructional programmes . |
| 23 | Since the launch of the first bus the vehicles have been used for periods of between one and three weeks in some 70 LEAs and schools throughout England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 24 | Since the launch of the WISE I bus in 1984 vehicles have been used for periods of between one and three weeks in some 100 LEAs and 1000 schools throughout England , Scotland and Wales , quite apart from the members of the public who have seen the vehicles at exhibitions , conferences and special events . |
| 25 | Since the launch of the WISE 1 bus in 1984 the five vehicles have been used for periods of between one and three weeks in some 90 LEAs and 850 schools throughout England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 26 | Recently the microcomputers have been used for competitions during break-time to raise money for charity . |
| 27 | Nicknames have been used for as long as man has identified himself . |
| 28 | Banks rather than state grants have been used for investment capital as part of a strategy to protect that autonomy . |
| 29 | Aromatic oils have been used for centuries for their therapeutic and beauty benefits . |
| 30 | ( However , this does happen occasionally and the relocation companies report that their services have been used for senior new appointments and for technical specialists . ) |