Example sentences of "[be] put to [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sovereign legal rights of the French crown could , if and when required , be put to good political use in undermining the authority and prestige of the king-duke within his duchy . |
| 2 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 3 | Woodworm and beetle infestation makes much of it unsuitable for structural work but treated and cleaned up with an adze to give it the right period look , much of it could be put to good decorative effect . |
| 4 | But if disaster is to be averted , time bought needs to be put to good economic use . |
| 5 | The first principle is that only the minimum amount of data necessary is held or , in other words , only data which will be put to regular constructive use . |