Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] used for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ordinary shares are the equity provided to management and therefore rank last in priority ( subject only to the deferred shares , which are often used for the purpose of a ratchet mechanism ) . |
| 2 | Outside there appear to have been two aisled barns of second- and third-century date respectively , which were probably used for the safe storage of taxes collected in kind or goods in transit . |
| 3 | The system , which is also used for the borrowing and lending of stock and for the pledging of stock as collateral for short-term loans , has proved popular and , by late-1991 , some 70% of all outstanding gilt-edged stock was held in accounts with the CGO . |
| 4 | ‘ It was all cooked together , Inspector , but that for the high table was placed there , ’ Auguste explained , pointing to a corner table , ‘ and the rest was carried into the other kitchen , which is usually used for the preparation of food and storage . |
| 5 | During the inquiry they ask for the electronic serial number of the mobile phone which is then used for the illegal duplication of the phone unit . |
| 6 | Whilst these are perhaps the most complex analyses that need to be performed , they are not at present really interactive design programs ; they are simply used for the analysis of a specified configuration . |
| 7 | These details are often called ‘ classificatory data ’ since they are frequently used for the classification of other questions . |
| 8 | As they lie smoothly on top of one another , they were also used for the principal retaining walk around the lawn . |
| 9 | Obviously in many cases the car is a ‘ family car ’ and as long as it is generally used for the benefit of the disabled person it can be treated as any normal family car . |
| 10 | It is also used for the teaching of study skills to S1 and S2 classes and as a resource base for many subjects . |
| 11 | It is still used for the more advanced undergraduate work and for sharing knowledge gained in research . |
| 12 | It is now used for the baking business of A.C. Collet and Sons , and still continues to fulfil an important role in the local community . |
| 13 | Later the college became a school , and it is now used for the embryo of a university for the island . |
| 14 | It is likely that it was originally for wool drying , although there is a local tradition that it was also used for the drying of teazles , imported from Somerset , hence its local name of the Teazel Tower . |
| 15 | Strangely , it was later used for the first city telegraph ! |