Example sentences of "used [prep] [det] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The taunt ‘ What are you , a fag ? ' ’ is used in many ways to encourage certain types of male behaviour and to define the limits of ‘ ‘ acceptable' ’ masculinity . ’ |
| 2 | Smaller amounts of money were used in many ways to improve the well-being , especially , of long stay children or elderly people . |
| 3 | This neat little gadget replaces the old cotton reel studded with nails and is a quick and easy way to produce knitted cords and braids , which can them be combined and used in many ways , such as trimmings , toys appliqué and jewellery . |
| 4 | The symbol is here to help you , and it can be used in many ways . |
| 5 | The alternation of something familiar and something new , of ‘ statement and change ’ , can be used in many ways , to build small paragraphs , longer sections , or lengthy movements . |
| 6 | If not , then it is not defective just because it is dangerous when used in that way . |
| 7 | The Local Government ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1976 is not designed for that purpose and it is dubious whether it could be used in that way . |
| 8 | To be used in any way they see fit , even to the point of humiliation . |
| 9 | Swords , spears and shields are taken to be weapons of warfare , defensive and offensive , and there is nothing to suggest that they were used in any way other than conventional modes ( Alcock 1978 ; Davidson 1962 ; Swanton 1973 ) . |
| 10 | No one can prevent a word from being used in any way the user wishes , and there need be no confusion provided the user makes clear what ( s ) he means by the term . |
| 11 | They are able to argue this because they believe that the state in capitalist society is neutral and can be used in any way that the people desire . |
| 12 | The design can be used in several ways . |
| 13 | This conceded something to the Americans , though if Nato were seriously pressed it was evident that — short of surrender — nuclear weapons would have to be used in some way or other . |
| 14 | However , used in this way , and in the sociology of policing generally , the term ‘ routine ’ tends to have a dual meaning . |
| 15 | That is , it implies that part of the reason for his authority is that it be used in this way . |
| 16 | Why is it that women readers , whether of the romance , the soap or girls ' magazines , are so often used in this way ? |
| 17 | They can become a rigid system for controlling students and teachers , but they need not be used in this way . |
| 18 | Used in this way , a chart would probably be more effective because it may be larger and more easily seen at the back of the class . |
| 19 | Patterns of colours used in this way are called ‘ aposematic ’ ( the root words apo sema meaning , literally , ‘ away-signal ’ ) . |
| 20 | These could actually be used as two separate windings driving separate supply circuits , but it would be very unusual for a transformer to be used in this way . |
| 21 | On the face of it the statement ‘ God is Truth ’ seems to imply that Truth is an attribute or description of God , and in the first instance Gandhi was content to allow the phrase to be used in this way although it did not accurately reflect his position . |
| 22 | Any substance can be converted into a homoeopathic remedy and used in this way . |
| 23 | I have heard it suggested that there is some danger that prospective buyers might be put off by the idea that their units have been used in this way . |
| 24 | She looked at him coolly , unsure if she wanted to be used in this way . |
| 25 | The applied maps were computer generated and then colour printed , using information from a number of databases processed through a Geographic Information System New computer methods were developed during the project to enable these various databases , which included digitised geological linework and mine plans , raster-scanned topography and computer-coded borehole and geotechnical data , to be used in this way . |
| 26 | The word dependant will not be used in this way as a noun . |
| 27 | If the dialogue is used in this way , then instructors playing parent roles are advised to throw in as many red herrings as they can . |
| 28 | Since they accept that some types of nuclear weapons can be used in this way , the argument is designed to legitimise the development and deployment of tactical or ‘ counterforce ’ nuclear weapons and other weaponry associated with a shift away from Mutual Assured Destruction towards Nuclear Utilisation Target Selection ( MAD versus NUTS : see Keeny and Panofsky , 1981 ) . |
| 29 | Used in this way the comparative approach can afford a perspective and lead to greater insight into domestic issues by sharpening understanding of the same phenomena in one 's own country . |
| 30 | Only small hand weapons ( knife and dagger ) can be used in this way anyway . |