Example sentences of "[be] used for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lowest concentrations ( ½ to 2 per cent ) are used for facial oils , children , and for those with sensitive skin . |
| 2 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ . |
| 5 | Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled . |
| 6 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 7 | Improved Panel Fit — Advanced constructional techniques are used for critical joints such as the roof/bodyside and wheelarch/side panel . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | X/Open specifications are used for low-level interfaces and communications standards include EDI , SNA-LU6.2 , CPI-C and future OSF/DCE/DME elements . |
| 10 | X/Open specifications are used for low-level interfaces and communications standards include EDI , SNA-LU6.2 , CPI-C and future OSF/DCE/DME elements . |
| 11 | However , under the terms of Protection From Eviction Act 1977 the landlord must enter peacefully upon the land and may not use the right of re-entry at all if the premises are used for residential purposes . |
| 12 | ‘ Zils are used for visiting VIPs and government officials only . |
| 13 | It is helpful if all orders are coded and , if possible , separate orders are used for different elements , work sections , etc . |
| 14 | Progressively older embryos require a higher oxygen tension in the medium and , therefore , different gas mixtures are used for different stages of embryo . |
| 15 | Standards and performance data are used for different purposes in various information and control systems . |
| 16 | Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world . |
| 17 | Operational balances in the Bank of England are like the banks ' own current accounts and are used for clearing purposes . |
| 18 | As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity . |
| 19 | The pack horse stables still stand and are used for recreational purposes by the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association , who now own the Hall . |
| 20 | The teacher was furious that the photograph taken in her new school on the outskirts of Middlesbrough had been used for political purposes . |
| 21 | There had been a shop in Street I which is still there but it 's been used for other things now . |
| 22 | Although this procedure had been used for administrative purposes in Normandy ( where the English example of Domesday Book was an inspiration ) and in Anjou before Geoffrey le Bel 's conquest of Normandy , the Feoda marked an important step in its use in eastern France . |
| 23 | A similar undated sequence was recorded in Green Cutting to the east , where the courtyard had obviously been used for industrial activities prior to the demise of the associated building . |
| 24 | The pose is certainly borrowed from Egypt , where it had been used for male figures for centuries . |
| 25 | The earliest Quaker meeting-houses , such as Jordans in Buckinghamshire , Colthouse in Lancashire , Skipton in Yorkshire , and Marazion in Cornwall , were built in the vernacular style of the late seventeenth century and closely resembled the farm buildings which had been used for Quaker services prior to 1688 . |
| 26 | Many ordinary everyday objects and buildings could have been used for religious purposes , but this would not be detectable from archaeological evidence alone . |
| 27 | His main argument was that Gothic , having been used for nineteenth-century churches , should now be considered as the basis of all building types , particularly domestic , although commercial and public buildings were considered . |
| 28 | This is when free will has again been used for egotistical desires , your need for power , riches , or a soft ride . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Segregation and control units have been used for difficult prisoners , especially in women 's prisons . |