Example sentences of "[be] use for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These solutions , which involved old technology , simply applied to the ocean freighter what railroads and truckers had been using for 30 years . |
| 2 | If a patent were to be granted to the second business , it could prevent the first from using what it has already been using for some time . |
| 3 | The lowest concentrations ( ½ to 2 per cent ) are used for facial oils , children , and for those with sensitive skin . |
| 4 | The most versatile of the vinegars , these are used for general cookery and in many of the classic sauces . |
| 5 | The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban . |
| 6 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 7 | English is one of the languages that do not use tone in this way though tones or pitch differences are used for other purposes ; such languages are sometimes called intonation languages . |
| 8 | He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ . |
| 9 | Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled . |
| 10 | Norwegians are keen to train their dogs and Rottweilers are used for many purposes , from mountain rescue to drug detection . |
| 11 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 12 | However , they sample the pupils in a more selective way , because not all pupils take the same kinds of public examinations , and different criteria are used for each kind . |
| 13 | Different criteria are used for each table , but a common minimum market value of £100million is used to exclude the smallest companies where small changes can produce disporportionate results . |
| 14 | At Magee College , the playing fields , which are convenient to the campus , are used for gaelic football , rugby and soccer . |
| 15 | Annual reports and other donor information literature clearly state that blood donations are used for all patients in NHS and other hospitals . |
| 16 | Signed Danish is a gestural/auditive language in which Danish is spoken at the same time as signs from the Sign Language are used for all words which have a concept , and as far as possible grammatical rules [ are used ] from sign language . |
| 17 | In order to explore this more fully , we focus on a tax on capital at rate t assuming initially that the proceeds are used for current government expenditure . |
| 18 | Means and 95% confidence intervals ( CI ) for the mean are used for descriptive statistics and graphs . |
| 19 | The outcomes of these analyses are used for lexical access . |
| 20 | Improved Panel Fit — Advanced constructional techniques are used for critical joints such as the roof/bodyside and wheelarch/side panel . |
| 21 | It is recognised that these are important aspects of the learning and teaching approaches for the modules and it is recommended that they are used for formative assessment . |
| 22 | Three common sizes are used for domestic plumbing — l5mm , 22mm and 28mm , all known as ‘ smallbore ’ . |
| 23 | They are used for rapid saving and restoring of the " process context " on entry to and exit from a subroutine , or in processor mode changes ( see 3.5 ) . |
| 24 | Some are used for public transport . |
| 25 | Dublin 's brand of rock music merges at times with traditional music , and the studios are used for both styles . |
| 26 | The birds , in particular albatrosses , are attracted to the baited hooks which are used for long-line fishing , and become caught in the nets and killed ; , Further restrictions are to be imposed on the establishment up of new fisheries in the area . |
| 27 | A mixture of clay and graphite are used for these pencils which produces an extremely soft dense black mark which can be blended further with water . |
| 28 | Where goat milk or milk products are used for human consumption , milk-withholding periods for different drugs should be observed . |
| 29 | I think animals that are used for human entertainment definitely deserve a better deal , for example , large wi wild animals that are used in circuses , we have n't got the right , as people , to say that they 're here for our entertainment . |
| 30 | Although the two forms are almost certainly not interchangeable in JC , having different functions , both are used for past actions and map broadly on to the British English simple past . |