Example sentences of "be used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The layout of the Alpha 2.0 is n't the simplest to get to grips with without some help — especially if you 're used to such simple machines as the Alesis Quadraverb — and the fact that the manual seems to require a PhD in logistics to understand just makes it all the more frustrating . |
| 2 | We 're used to that , though . |
| 3 | Secondhand , of course , but we 're used to that . ’ |
| 4 | It does n't help when , as a child , your brother leads you to believe that they 're used as rubber pants for hamsters . |
| 5 | You qualify out of that as an acting corporal , then you 're used by other classes ; for example , as a helper or decoy in staged attacks . |
| 6 | Others are supplied as polymers , per se , or are made as polymers in a dental laboratory , where elevated temperatures are used without any risk to the patient . |
| 7 | The lowest concentrations ( ½ to 2 per cent ) are used for facial oils , children , and for those with sensitive skin . |
| 8 | The most versatile of the vinegars , these are used for general cookery and in many of the classic sauces . |
| 9 | They are simply a recording of a band 's live or alternative versions of their songs , which are used for one or two broadcasts . |
| 10 | The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban . |
| 11 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 12 | English is one of the languages that do not use tone in this way though tones or pitch differences are used for other purposes ; such languages are sometimes called intonation languages . |
| 13 | He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ . |
| 14 | But documents can be dangerous things if used without care and if , as sometimes happens , they are used for partial and selective purposes . |
| 15 | Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled . |
| 16 | Norwegians are keen to train their dogs and Rottweilers are used for many purposes , from mountain rescue to drug detection . |
| 17 | Of course , price subsidies are used for many other purposes ; for example , in chapter 3 it was noted that they might be used to tackle the problem of an externality . |
| 18 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 19 | Different criteria are used for each table , but a common minimum market value of £100million is used to exclude the smallest companies where small changes can produce disporportionate results . |
| 20 | However , they sample the pupils in a more selective way , because not all pupils take the same kinds of public examinations , and different criteria are used for each kind . |
| 21 | At Magee College , the playing fields , which are convenient to the campus , are used for gaelic football , rugby and soccer . |
| 22 | This is an important point , since in many libraries selection is part of an integrated approach which also includes acquisition and cataloguing , and the national bibliography 's machine-readable records are used for all these functions ( although the actual selection process is usually based upon the print version ) . |
| 23 | They are used for all general-purpose planing work where an absolutely true and flat finish is not essential . |
| 24 | Signed Danish is a gestural/auditive language in which Danish is spoken at the same time as signs from the Sign Language are used for all words which have a concept , and as far as possible grammatical rules [ are used ] from sign language . |
| 25 | Annual reports and other donor information literature clearly state that blood donations are used for all patients in NHS and other hospitals . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Means and 95% confidence intervals ( CI ) for the mean are used for descriptive statistics and graphs . |
| 28 | The outcomes of these analyses are used for lexical access . |
| 29 | Improved Panel Fit — Advanced constructional techniques are used for critical joints such as the roof/bodyside and wheelarch/side panel . |
| 30 | It is recognised that these are important aspects of the learning and teaching approaches for the modules and it is recommended that they are used for formative assessment . |