Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] be used for [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Therefore the logogen for cat is used for all the following tasks : |
2 | 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 ) . |
3 | the exhaust air is not used to cool the motor ; a separate stream of air is used for this . |
4 | A system of rotation was used for this crop , with coppices being taken from a different part of the wood each year . |
5 | A system of cross-references was used for this purpose , for example anthropophagy : see eucharist , altar , communion . |
6 | Masham can never supply the whole S&N estate so extra capacity in Newcastle is used for this purpose . |
7 | It is the chief active ingredient in vinegar but the world 's consumption of about two and a half million tonnes per year is used for more than sprinkling on fish and chips . |