Example sentences of "[conj] could [be] used [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing that could be used for a cradle so obviously she intended keeping it in bed with her , but Sarah had heard tales of babies being smothered like that and she was surprisingly anxious that her newly expected brother or sister would n't end up that way . |
| 2 | In any case , the British hoped for an American-British-Dominions agreement that could be used as a basis on which to invite other countries to a conference . |
| 3 | The problem of succession had by no means been solved , and certainly not in a way that could be used as a precedent for the future . |
| 4 | Here are a few ideas : pick up anything that could be used as a baton , not too short and not too long — a piece of wood , a length of metal , a strong branch , a short piece of scaffolding or part of a wooden fence would do . |
| 5 | He declared that his new government would not " create another condition that could be used as a pretext to overthrow it " . |
| 6 | Local and national sports bodies have also objected on the grounds that the scheme would take away open space that could be used as a public sports field for a town which the National Playing Fields Association says has a shortage of open space . |
| 7 | The following sections contain examples of criteria of the kind that could be used in a criterion-referenced assessment scheme . |