Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Humps and rumble strips are used on residential streets to reduce speeds . |
| 2 | The tendering process has in a number of cases been used by local authority managers to reassert their right to manage ’ ( 1988 , p. 187 ) . |
| 3 | Where goat milk or milk products are used for human consumption , milk-withholding periods for different drugs should be observed . |
| 4 | microwave transmissions although such waves are used in land-based systems , they are now being developed to operate from geostationary ( fixed-orbit ) satellites . |
| 5 | These combinations are used in controlled free sparring , which is termed ‘ kyoruki ’ . |
| 6 | A wide range of scientific methods can be usefully employed to unmask fakes and fraudulent restorations , in much the same way that forensic methods are used in criminal investigations . |
| 7 | Various payment methods are used in international trade , the variations usually depending upon the degree of trust between the exporter and importer ( and their respective bargaining strengths ) . |
| 8 | Group methods are used by large companies and organizations when dealing with applicants for jobs which require considerable organizational and leadership skills . |
| 9 | Faecal concentrations are used as indirect estimates of the local concentrations . |
| 10 | There are several examples in the book where still images are used at key moments in the drama as part of the dramatic fiction , notably " The Giant Awakes " ( Chapter 5 ) , where the images are used as photographic evidence . |
| 11 | There are several examples in the book where still images are used at key moments in the drama as part of the dramatic fiction , notably " The Giant Awakes " ( Chapter 5 ) , where the images are used as photographic evidence . |
| 12 | Mr 's daughter , I think it 's his daughter , er is working for the British National Corpus and they are looking at the how words are used in ordinary everyday situations . |
| 13 | For the first time dictionary writers and language researchers will be able to show how words are used in ordinary every day conversation . |
| 14 | So how words are used in ordinary , everyday conversation . |
| 15 | This latter point is not easily achieved , especially when questionnaires are used with small numbers . |
| 16 | Both these words were used in medieval times ; and we can understand the word knacker as an equivalent for harness-maker when we learn that it comes from an Icelandic root , knakkr , meaning a saddle . |
| 17 | These offices were used by secular clergy and were particularly appropriate for lay use since they remained constant throughout the liturgical year and were not subject to the complex variations of the main office . |
| 18 | The following solutions were used for endoscopic injection : for the epinephrine group , we injected 0.5–1.0 ml of 1:10000 epinephrine at 2–3 mm around the bleeder with a maximum volume of 15 ml ; for the epinephrine plus pure alcohol group , we injected the same volume of 1:10000 epinephrine followed by 0.3–0.5 ml of alcohol ( 99.8% ) around the bleeder with maximal volume of 3 ml . |
| 19 | Yet other problems arise from familiar sound , structures or words being used in unfamiliar combinations , or for unfamiliar purposes . |
| 20 | The looms were used in local cottages , and warehouses occupied much of this site . |
| 21 | In each class at least four methods were used by different pupils to work out the answer to this item . |
| 22 | By simply writing to the Mailing Preference Service , you can have your name deleted from almost all the lists being used by direct mail companies . |
| 23 | As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity . |
| 24 | Progressively older embryos require a higher oxygen tension in the medium and , therefore , different gas mixtures are used for different stages of embryo . |
| 25 | Instead , the sites are used by local residents , of who some 25 per cent or so come by foot and use the sites like an urban park , primarily to take a walk ( Harrison , 1981 ) . |
| 26 | Ecological and forestry studies are conducted on sites throughout Scotland while local forest areas are used for detailed experimental work . |
| 27 | Pre-packed , sterile Falcon ( Becton Dickinson & Co ) plastic Petri dishes , tubes and pipettes are used for conventional culture . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | More than 100 Challengers are used by disabled clubs up and down the country and their popularity is growing . |
| 30 | The outcomes of these analyses are used for lexical access . |