Example sentences of "[vb mod] use [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The questions you then have to tackle are what you can use it for and , even more important , what you should use it for . |
| 2 | What he can do is to say that the legal owner can not in conscience , in equity , make use of his Common Law right for his own benefit ; he must use it for the benefit of the man for whom he holds it in trust . |
| 3 | On this pinnacle of enthusiasm , with promises to meet later for dinner , or tea , or supper , and do not forget our daughter and our boat of course you must use it for your fishing and good day , Colonel Hope , good day — the hills are called fells by the natives … |
| 4 | We will stop sales to countries which might use them for internal repression or international aggression . |
| 5 | A few centres might use them for lake paddling , it was thought , but the serious river paddler would never buy them . |
| 6 | They are costly and highly dangerous in the hands of those who might use them for the destruction of life . ’ |
| 7 | In some lessons you might use it for five minutes . |
| 8 | I thought you might use it for your files . ’ |
| 9 | I suggested we might use it for publicity , ie the costs of producing and printing a leaflet explaining what the SCC is and its aims , for a general audience , especially the participants of mass bike events such as St Andrews ride , Tour de Forth etc . |
| 10 | Well you might use it for something . |
| 11 | ‘ Is — is that what they 'll use me for ? |
| 12 | I 'll use you for an excuse . |
| 13 | Birds may use it for rearing their young , or other small animals may come to live on it . |
| 14 | We now have a a piece of land which we ca n't use for fox hunting , so let's use it for the purpose it was bought for , use it for the fire station . |
| 15 | So , whether you 're looking for an alternative wastepaper bin , a planter or even kitchen storage , with prices starting at £18 you could use them for all these things and more |
| 16 | Er and not many fresh eggs but we did get dried eggs which were , were , it was n't a bad substitute but it was n't the same as a fresh egg but you could scramble them and you could use them for cooking but then you see there was very little fat . |
| 17 | Pleasure boats , but people could use them for just getting around anywhere ? |
| 18 | We could use him for Banquo , eh ? ’ |
| 19 | She could use it for spills to light her fags . ’ |
| 20 | It was decided that until the camp arrived Lady Rathcreedan could use it for grazing cattle . |
| 21 | When I go up to the farm to get Mummy 's eggs , I 'll ask if we could use it for our meetings and … ’ |
| 22 | Well we 've asked him to meet us with regard to the footpaths , so we could use it for that at the same time , |
| 23 | you know , you could use it for quick notes |
| 24 | If we were doing The Merchant Of Venice at school we would use it for lyrics , ’ says guitarist Dave Fielding . |
| 25 | Grandma would use it for her buttonholes when she went to church , along with a flower or two . |
| 26 | Others who lack our inborn ethics would use it for evil ends . |
| 27 | Half of those making this statement thought they would use it for experimentation and over 40 per cent for information handling . |
| 28 | Tunnels will also be popular with many of the species and some , like the Ancistrus , will use them for breeding homes ( they may be sexed by checking out the bristles — the male will sport the longest ) . |
| 29 | Pigeons will use me for a launch-pad , and the winds will slowly wear me to a stump , but the views will be terrific . |
| 30 | But if every man here used his vote as he should and put a Labour government not only in the State of New South Wales but throughout the dominion , not only throughout the dominion but the Commonwealth , not only in the Commonwealth but throughout the world — ’ Bobby was enjoying himself now and so were most of his audience , standing under the afternoon sun. ’ — then the working man will have his true voice and he will make it heard in the corridors of power , for we will be the new power then — and we will use it for the greater good of all . |