Example sentences of "[vb mod] be put to [adj] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | These lessons should be put to good use by the rightful participants in an appropriate forum . |
| 2 | The old man 's offer to buy the cottage was tempting , a few thousand pounds could be put to immediate use , but it was an offer he could n't accept . |
| 3 | The Church has already agreed to let Pat have our morning tapes to give them free of charge , and if anyone else would like to send anything , it could be put to good use . |
| 4 | Those resources in property and money could be put to good use to top up the £23 million housing improvement programme allocation this year , the £12.5 million of estate action money , the £71 million of Housing Corporation money and the £15 million for the vacant dwellings initiative . |
| 5 | Each of these chapters contained at least some description of how the concepts and techniques they described could be put to practical use to build up market knowledge . |
| 6 | If any readers have an idea what it might be and how it may be put to good use , please let me know — IM |
| 7 | Although I was unemployed I paid my subscription as I knew the money would be put to good use . |
| 8 | Your gift is urgently needed and will be put to immediate use . |
| 9 | Donations to the raffle ranged from champagne to ‘ coasters ’ and together with the bar , helped to swell the profits from the evening to just over £400 , a sum which will be put to good use in helping us to continue to offer free pregnancy testing at our Lancaster office , together with confidential counselling for those with problem pregnancies and a helping hand for those experiencing difficulties following an abortion . |
| 10 | Ten hard years in many ways , which I 'm sure will be put to good use , as the Lord does n't waste anything . |
| 11 | The charity said the cash , from the cost of calls to a special number , ‘ will be put to good use ’ . |
| 12 | so that even if we get a young person coming out of the workshops that may not be the best electrician going , we can find them something in a related area — an electrical warehouse , where their knowledge of the bits that they know will be put to good use and they 'll still be in that environment they want to work in . |
| 13 | This is greatly appreciated and will be put to good use in furthering the protection of the beautiful Welsh countryside . |
| 14 | ‘ The new skills and knowledge will be put to good use in the Occupational Health Department . |
| 15 | The central development of courses and units will assist this process , as not only will HN unit exemplars be made widely available but also the experience and staff development received by NDOs and Unit Writers at SCOTVEC will be extremely valuable and will be put to good use by their respective colleges . |
| 16 | The money will be put to good use , and the work is labour-effective . |
| 17 | She wo n't take any rent — says the fact that I will be in the house and that the outbuildings will be put to good use is enough . |
| 18 | But the timber is still much prized and Westonbirt arboretum hopes all the felled trunks will be put to good use . |
| 19 | The Doc Martin Company based near Northampton says normally counterfeit goods are destroyed … but this time these shoes and boots will be put to good use in Bosnia : |
| 20 | But as with most things scientific , it 'll be at least 5 years before the information gathered from the Oxfordshire countryside will be put to good use by the forecasters . |
| 21 | The money raised will be put to good use . |
| 22 | The main emphasis therefore is on developing listening and speaking proficiency so that the language can be put to practical use straightaway . |
| 23 | This can be put to good use in soaring conditions as a means of getting into the lift when cruising at a high speed . |
| 24 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 25 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 26 | You are a unique human being endowed with your own unique wisdom , understanding and experience which can be put to good use to formulate your goals . |
| 27 | Its 11 November issue appropriately included features on what progress had been made towards war in space , following this with the other end of technology — all the facts on animal power — which proved that running horse transport could be cheaper than vans or lorries , though not mentioning that animal exhausts can be put to good use as well . |
| 28 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 29 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 30 | Having tried out these various methods you might consider them too time-consuming to use for large areas but they are so attractive that they can be put to good use as trimmings . |