Example sentences of "[been] used [prep] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Strangely enough , they consistently demand outrageous prices for things like basket-case Eko Rangers and Westone basses that have obviously been used to fell fair-sized pine trees , but they also have the laughably ignorant if highly convenient habit of pricing guitar amplifiers on the simple basis of how large they are . |
2 | Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been used for other gynaecological problems . |
3 | ( However , this does happen occasionally and the relocation companies report that their services have been used for senior new appointments and for technical specialists . ) |
4 | Solidago species ( Compositae ) — a family of coarse hardy perennial plants — have been used in European traditional medicine for centuries to treat various conditions , including ulcers . |
5 | Mathematical perspective of a Renaissance sort had not been used in European medieval art , where the size of a figure often derives from the person 's importance , God the father never being small . |
6 | Post-mortem tissue was made available to us from talapoin monkeys ( Cercopithecus talapoin ) that had been used in unrelated endocrinological studies . |