Example sentences of "[pron] [be] use [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the Department of the Environment makes heavy use of similar housing indicators to those used in assessing GRE and little use of economic indicators in deriving its ‘ Z-scores ’ , presented as item seven in table 9.7 , which are used to identify special areas . |
| 2 | Taiwan is the world 's largest consumer of rhinoceros horns , which are used to produce traditional remedies . |
| 3 | A manufacturing firm buys inventories of raw materials which are used to produce finished goods which are subsequently sold . |
| 4 | Some languages also have different forms of plural pronouns which are used to express different levels of familiarity or deference in interaction with several addressees . |
| 5 | Recognise , in discussion , some features of presentation which are used to achieve identifiable purposes , such as to inform , to regulate , to reassure or to persuade , in non-literary and media texts — eg enhancement or suppression of colour , page layout , illustration , style and size of print , verbal emphasis through repetition , exclamation , vocabulary . |
| 6 | Write about some features of presentation which are used to achieve identifiable purposes , such as to inform , to regulate , to reassure or to persuade , in non-literary and media texts , showing some ability to form a considered opinion — eg when comparing two reports of the same event . |
| 7 | Although the substances treated in this work were not categorized as precious primarily on account of their economic value , the mere fact of their being accepted as such , combined with their scarcity in nature , inevitably led to their being used to serve economic ends . |
| 8 | A tower where Robert Watson-Watt carried out the early experiments with radar can still be seen , as can the crumbling remains of the curious Pergola-style buildings which were used to test nuclear triggers following the Second World War . |
| 9 | If this figure applied to the county as a whole then the criticisms which were used to attack progressive methods were quite unjustified ; far too few schools had embraced Plowden for them to be having the catastrophic influence which their detractors attributed to them . |
| 10 | He says the substance , which is used to make internal organs show up on X-Rays , brought on an incurable condition which affects the nerves in his back . |
| 11 | Atriom Browse analyses existing C++ code and extracts object-oriented features which can be loaded into a repository , which is used to build extra features into the data model as defined by the code . |
| 12 | This year , there has been another problem affecting some people who applied through UCCA or PCAS ; it seems there was a fault with the new UCCA equipment which is used to process all applications through the central systems . |
| 13 | I had a friend who had one of those ancient slide machines which was used to give light shows , and you could make the slides out of coloured oils and inks and put them together between two sheets of glass and when they 're heated up inside the machine , they went , splat , splat , and made these rather beautiful moving colours . |
| 14 | Sometimes they are used to test psychological norms in areas where dominant discourses suggest that they might differ from them , like cognitive development , educational attainment , mental disorder , self-concept , and family structure . |
| 15 | The pragmatics of all these statements — the ways they are used to produce certain effects on the people to whom they are addressed — are thus tied to their propaganda value for particular campaigns or positions , or to their instrumental value in furthering the personal or political objectives of particular individuals or groups . |
| 16 | They are used to produce everyday items such as clothes , paint , carpets , food packaging , disinfectants , life-giving medicines … the list is endless . |
| 17 | Lasting up to four hours , they were used to determine individual characteristics ( see page 68 ) and were followed by intensive interviews . |
| 18 | They were used to store such items as candles , dustbins and ashtrays for the Civil Service . |
| 19 | It is used to acquire fixed assets such as buildings and plant and to provide working capital . |
| 20 | It is used to acquire fixed assets such as buildings and plant and to provide working capital . |
| 21 | It is used to suppress emotional feelings and it serves to isolate the sufferer from other people and to make him or her feel " special and different " . |
| 22 | At this level video can be the provider of real world experience if it is used to put advanced learners in the same position as native speakers . |
| 23 | It is used to store all modules entered ( under that Charge Code ) into LIFESPAN . |
| 24 | It is used to store all modules entered ( under that Charge Code ) into LIFESPAN . |
| 25 | It is used to distribute incoming letters , small packages , and any messages for guests , and it also provides a definite place for keys not in use . |
| 26 | In another ear the sole consultant ophthalmologist has resigned from the district general hospital and bought a caravan which he is using to provide private consultations at fundholding practices . |
| 27 | The manufacturers of this cloth , which has been developed fairly recently list among its advantages flexibility and an effectiveness higher than granulated charcoal , recommending it be used to eliminate obnoxious gases and odours in industry and from restaurants , food processing plants and homes . |
| 28 | Indeed it was used to teach such pilots as Flt Sub-Lt Warneford who was awarded a Victoria Cross for shooting down the first Zeppelin . |
| 29 | Much of the original wooden machinery is intact — it was used to drive two pairs of millstones for grinding corn . |
| 30 | It was used to print religious texts in Cyrillic characters and was able to function even during the period of Turkish overlordship after 1499 , when Cetinje was incorporated into the sandžak of Skadar . |