Example sentences of "[verb] [been] used for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the same spray material that has been used for ages on potatoes and other crops , and can be a great help here also . |
| 2 | The distinction between public and private spheres of existence has been used for centuries to exclude women from the activities through which larger social processes are effected ; it has made of them goods to be protected , the stakes for which wars are fought by men . |
| 3 | A RARE Chinese vase worth up to £100,000 has been used for years as a flowerpot . |
| 4 | There are also Roman siegeworks which may have been used for exercises by troops from nearby temporary camps still visible around Pennymuir . |
| 5 | Without his influence , the vast energy expended on Wissenschaft over the centuries might have been used for purposes of individual or national aggrandizement . |
| 6 | It was doubtful if the equipment had been used for years . |
| 7 | The motif was most probably introduced into Persia from China — where it had been used for centuries as a symbol of peace and tranquillity — and has subsequently been adapted to fulfil both the schematic and symbolic requirements of Islamic weavers . |
| 8 | No regular services had been held in it for many years , although it had been used for funerals and the occasional service , remaining open for visitors and pilgrims to Cell-y-bedd and the shrine . |
| 9 | Recently the microcomputers have been used for competitions during break-time to raise money for charity . |
| 10 | These have been used for surveys of ruined areas in North Africa with , in the view of the archaeologists , a success rate better than could be achieved by any other aerial platform . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is imperative to investigate the mechanism of action of this tratment because of the small therapeutic benefits found with older regimens of treatment , which have been used for patients with gastric cancer . |
| 15 | Peterson Strobe Tuners in particular have been used for years by professional musicians because of their superior accuracy . |
| 16 | Tetracycline and erythromycin have been used for years , though minocycline is now increasingly considered as a preferable and safe alternative . |
| 17 | Condoms have been used for years to prevent unwanted pregnancy but are also an effective barrier against sexually transmitted diseases including HIV . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | And then our own facilities , as Carlos has already mentioned , have been used for conferences of Third World First and other development groups occasionally have met in the Institute , and of course erm our own staff and students , and indeed sometimes Third Worlders spending a period at the Institute have given local talks and participated in local meetings . |
| 20 | Aromatic oils have been used for centuries for their therapeutic and beauty benefits . |
| 21 | It 's been used for centuries in the crafting of Buddhist religious statues and the grain is absolutely spectacular . |