Example sentences of "[noun] used for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Term used for a multiple prayer rug — one with two or more separate prayer fields — which is also referred to as a family prayer rug ( p. 86 ) .
2 The wound strings vary in tension from make to make , according to the diameter of the inner core used for a particular string gauge .
3 The covered market which was situated on the corner of Chiswick High Road and Linden Gardens since the open market on that south side of the High Road had been put under its cover , was not popular and , in 1937 , it was closed and the site used for a new Station for Ambulances and Fire-Engines .
4 ( 2 ) " Kitchen-sink drama " is a name used for a particular group of plays written in Britain in the late 1950s and 1960s .
5 The method used for a particular analysis depends on a great variety of factors including the analyst 's expertise , the time available , the situations accessible for study , the related information already available , the purpose of the analysis and so on .
6 Gadebridge was totally demolished and the site used for farming ; the shrine of Apollo at Nettleton was destroyed , partly by fire in AD 350 , and the site turned into a small factory for the manufacture of pewter vessels ; and the temple at Uley was demolished and desecrated and the materials used for a new stone building with possible Christian associations .
7 Ideally , one should be aware in advance that the flowers used for a special occasion are going to be pressed , as there are several points to bear in mind .
8 The specially designed plate rack in the scullery can drain the ninety plates of different sizes used for a five-course dinner for eighteen , whilst the slate floor makes for easy cleaning .
9 It is therefore of Saxon date , and is an example of a track used for a special purpose .
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