Example sentences of "use [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Greeks were fond of using them for mounting on earrings , but it was the Romans who developed a passionate interest in pearls . |
| 2 | For as long as it took me to get out of range , several birds used me for bombing practice , coming so close on occasions that ducking was a necessity rather than a flamboyant gesture . |
| 3 | The experts have only to accept that the joint sessions also used groups of models kitted-out for each occasion by Rembrandt from his well stocked theatrical wardrobe and used them for painting as well as for drawing , to come to realize that their efforts over the last seventy years have been largely misdirected . |
| 4 | The BBC Monitoring Service used them for deciphering ‘ jammed ’ radio broadcasts , and my solicitor , at least , was still dictating into an Edison Voicewriter in 1973 . |
| 5 | ‘ We used it for shirting in 1992 and we 're using it in blends with linen for suitings for spring 1993 . ’ |
| 6 | Egyptians used it for embalming their dead , the Mesopotamians used it as perfume and the Romans thought it was an aphrodisiac . |
| 7 | A thickly built oak and beechwood sixteenth-seventeenth century refectory table from the Pyrenees , admittedly characterful ( Tajan 's auction staff used it for stacking their telephones on ) but more than difficult to place in a modern apartment , sold for FFr650,000 ( £67,550 ; $117,500 ) , over twice its high estimate . |
| 8 | The fisheries of the Suli islands between North Borneo and the Philippines , though not particularly rich in pearls , produced fine mother-of-pearl , a material keenly sought by the Chinese who used it for making inlays . |
| 9 | I 've had great fun and great service from the package and used it for designing several garments for both hand and machine knitting . |
| 10 | He uses it for taping i at work . |
| 11 | I tried to sell it , but no one was willing to offer me more than five shillings , so Bob uses it for picking up the produce from the market every morning . ’ |
| 12 | Somebody uses it for boozing sessions . ’ |
| 13 | Er and not many fresh eggs but we did get dried eggs which were , were , it was n't a bad substitute but it was n't the same as a fresh egg but you could scramble them and you could use them for cooking but then you see there was very little fat . |
| 14 | With their novel shape and colourful appearance , Dolphin scissors have proved very popular with children who can use them for cutting paper , card or fabric . |
| 15 | Do use them for mopping up the blood on the new road . |
| 16 | Levi , the fellow whose clothes are so ordinary that Payne Stewart would n't use them for dusting his furniture . |
| 17 | Low-growing , almost mat-like , with white daisy flowers in summer , chamomile dates back to at least the time of the ancient Egyptians who are said to have used it for curing ague . |
| 18 | I 've used it for carrying pens — you do n't get too many grizzlies or wolves where I live ! |
| 19 | We have used it for scouting exercises . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm glad , he reminds me of me dad , you put door handles on doors to open em you do n't use 'em for shutting |
| 21 | Do they use it for dating ? |
| 22 | Choose one about 600mm ( 2ft ) long with a metal body , and both horizontal and vertical indicators ; then you can use it for getting things plumb too . |
| 23 | Birds may use it for rearing their young , or other small animals may come to live on it . |
| 24 | good to use them for swinging in the trees . |
| 25 | Flick knives have caused problems when trying to decide whether they are offensive weapons by themselves ( with out having to prove the intent of the possessor to use them for causing injury ) . |
| 26 | It includes some useful guidelines for those who wish to use it for choosing a course , either for themselves or for an employee . |
| 27 | I need to know the wiring for the Nato socket as I intend to use it for towing my caravan , but will need to alter the wiring to suit or obtain another Nato plug and add the 12n/12s plugs to this . |
| 28 | when you start learning a language you are constantly collecting new words , so even if you have a computer and intend to use it for producing a dictionary you may still wish to have your vocabulary in a more accessible form than on a computer disk , at least for the first few months . |
| 29 | It is primarily organised along the lines of the current OPCS scheme , but it would also be possible to use it for coding to KOS or CODOT . |
| 30 | Instead of quitting the music business she should have learned to use it for singing rather than mouthing off at every opportunity . |