Example sentences of "[vb -s] been used for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A gift from Mr J. M. Beecham in memory of Audrey Beecham has been used for Criminology . |
| 2 | Known for its skill and aggressiveness in dealing with its enemies it has been used for hunting from an early date in history . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This technique has been used for uranium , copper , fluorine and other relatively soluble elements . |
| 5 | The transhepatic puncture of the gall bladder has been used for cholecystography and cholangiography , for aspiration of bile or pus for culture in suspected cases of acute cholecystitis or empyema , and for biopsy of lesions within the gall bladder . |
| 6 | This is the first time in Britain … possibly in Europe that this legislation has been used for enforcement in this way |
| 7 | And I am told that it is not advisable to use the same batch of acid for etching copper as has been used for etching zinc because the deposits of two metals in the acid creates erm an unpleasant , noxious , possibly poisonous gas and I do n't know what that would do . |
| 8 | Only about one quarter claim that it has been used for INSET purposes in their schools and even fewer claim that its use has resulted in any changes . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Notice that the design which has been used for weaving does not show as with the sample woven with the smooth yarn , always select simple designs for weaving because the pattern in the fabric results almost entirely from the yarn and not from the needle selection . |
| 11 | Much of the land has been used for squatter settlements for refugees from the fighting in Mozambique , while other parts have been cleared for banana plantations . |
| 12 | Wooden dowel has been used for kite spars for as long as we can recall . |
| 13 | BELOW : The site was originally quite complex and has been used for cloth manufacture , flock and shoddy production . |
| 14 | A RARE Chinese vase worth up to £100,000 has been used for years as a flowerpot . |
| 15 | Inside , it looks as if it 's been used for tank practice . |
| 16 | It 's been used for centuries in the crafting of Buddhist religious statues and the grain is absolutely spectacular . |