Example sentences of "[noun sg] used be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The measure used was simply the total number of accidents reported at a junction in this period . |
| 2 | The technique used was lazy-bed cultivation which is a form of hand cultivation . |
| 3 | In the above example , the weighting used was 0.444 S&P500 contracts for every one NYSE contract . |
| 4 | The criterion used was frequency of occurrence : " the more frequent , the more useful . " |
| 5 | The mix used was two x 2 gallon buckets of building sand , one bucket of Portland cement and 250 grams of fibres — this mix is specified in the pamphlet that comes with the product . |
| 6 | The instrument used was derived from discussion with four groups of members of the general public ( with and without incontinence ) who explained their attitudes and the perceived effect on lifestyle . |
| 7 | Then you 'll hear from the second of officers namely the officers that went into the flat that were carrying the guns , carrying and who conducted the operation and from their evidence you 'll be able to judge whether or not the force used was reasonable and was necessary . |
| 8 | ( The term used was ‘ suspended ’ in order to remind the British Government that it could be resumed if it were to give cause . ) |
| 9 | The levels of NC protein used were chosen such that the higher level completely retarded DNA migration on an agarose gel while the lower level gave intermediate retardation . |
| 10 | The 'plane used was a Vickers Valentia . |
| 11 | When normality for either group was not reasonable the corresponding test used was the Mann-Whitney , although this assumed that the shapes of the two underlying distributions ( for regulated and random ) were identical but possibly shifted in terms of the median . |
| 12 | The tube used was a multifenestrated sump tube with a second channel for infusing phenol red into the proximal stomach and a third lumen for equilibration of intragastic and atmospheric pressure . |
| 13 | The fuel used was carefully chosen — hard Welsh nuts only about the size of marbles . |
| 14 | ABOVE The analysis of a small sample from this clay lamp by various methods , including infra-red spectroscopy , showed that the most likely fuel used was olive oil . |
| 15 | The dwellings are heated by communal gas boilers , the fuel used being heat-metered into each flat — occupants have the option of reducing or suspending the flow of the low-pressure hot water central hearing — while a ‘ landlord 's meter ’ records the amount of heat used in common areas . |
| 16 | On each different type of timber veneer used was a tablet , making the type and its origin known to the passengers . |
| 17 | The microscope used was the ISI60A at the British Museum ( Natural History ) , which is fitted with an environmental chamber . |
| 18 | The c-Jun DNA binding site used was a 27 bp double stranded oligonucleotide containing the ‘ fat specific element ’ ( FSE ; refs 24 and 25 ) . |
| 19 | The product used was made by boiling a quantity of hops with treacle , adding mashed potatoes and salt , then thickening the mixture with flour . |
| 20 | ‘ It seems that the weapon used was very distinctive . |
| 21 | Judge John Curran QC said the weapon used was some form of cap-firing pistol . |
| 22 | The sample used was of large companies that were known to be at the leading edge in terms of corporate planning practices . |
| 23 | All water used was double distilled and deionised using the Milli-Q system ( Millipore , Watford , UK ) . |
| 24 | The procedure used was an adaptation of the method of Smith and Johnson ( 17 ) , and has been described previously ( 27 ) . |
| 25 | The secondary antibody used was rabbit antibody to human immunoglobulin heavy chains conjugated with fluorescein isothiocynate isomer 1 ( FITC ) ( DAKO , High Wycombe , UK ) . |
| 26 | Thermoluminescence dating of the clay core suggested that the statue was only a few centuries old , and this was supported by technical examination and analysis which showed that the casting technology and the metal used were quite typical of the Renaissance , and equally unlike those used by the Romans . |
| 27 | Although comparisons of fixed doses of drugs have limitations , the doses of propranolol and nifedipine used were in the middle of their therapeutic ranges . |
| 28 | The type of ball used was the Scottish League 's Mitre Delta . |
| 29 | I like to think I am broad-minded , but the language my father used was beyond the pale , and all because he could n't have a shave ! |
| 30 | The original timber used was Oregon Pine , the inherent softness of which was aggravated by the wet conditions in which it lay . |