Example sentences of "[noun] were use [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pacifics were used at this time on the Nottingham to Marylebone semi-fasts but they were to be transferred away as the rundown of the GC got underway . |
| 2 | It may be that causewayed enclosures and henges of the Neolithic period were used in this way , and current ideas about hillforts suggest that they should also be viewed in this light . |
| 3 | Yet it was the poem that brought Wordsworth to the notice of clerics in need of sermon material ( his poems were used for this purpose throughout the last century , and I have heard them used in this ) . |
| 4 | Within the South West of England a wide distribution of second homes was found ; 10 per cent of the total building stock in the extreme north-west of Cornwall were used for this purpose but the figure was between 1 and 5 per cent in most districts ( South West Economic Planning Council 1975 ) . |
| 5 | Carrot and stick were used in this transformation . |
| 6 | When extracts from the HeLa cervical epithelial cell line were used in this assay we observed two complexes as in our previous experiments ( Figure 2b ) . |
| 7 | The livret confirms that stringed instruments were used in this ballet : the description of the first entrée mentions that the bride and groom are led on stage by ‘ violons ’ , the term that was used generically to indicate all members of the violin family . |
| 8 | As in most houses in those days , old garments were used for this purpose . |
| 9 | Morgan et al observed significant improvements in antenatal care throughout pregnancy when computer generated protocols were used in this way . |
| 10 | Styling wax and extra strong mousse were used for this look . |