Example sentences of "[is] used [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These anomalous crustal fragments have been given various names-suspect terrane , allochthonous terrane-but we will use the term displaced terrane ( Note that in this book the spelling ‘ terrane ’ is used to refer to structural units whereas ‘ terrain' is applied in a topographic sense . ) |
| 2 | The term ‘ visually handicapped ’ is used to refer to those pupils who have difficulties in seeing which necessitate the use of special educational methods or adaptations to materials and who need to use special aids and equipment for learning . |
| 3 | We will continue to ensure that the full force of the law is used to deal with racial attacks . |
| 4 | … is used to pay for small items needed in the day-to-day running of a business . |
| 5 | As a focus for discussion , the character of Anderson , in Stoppard 's play , Professional Foul , has been chosen , and a wide range of approaches taken from discourse analysis and pragmatics is used to identify in particular scenes the ways in which four prominent character traits are deducible from his conversational behaviour . |