Example sentences of "[vb -s] be used [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Erm the rose i has been used through the centuries . |
| 2 | Rosewood has been used for the bridges , the headstock facings and the fingerboards and , unusually , to cover the rear of the headstock as well . |
| 3 | So real slate has been used for the roofs , York stone for the internal shopping court , and crafted plasterwork for the ceilings . |
| 4 | On each occasion a different British University 's name has been used on the heads of the letters signed by an unknown student group . |
| 5 | Studded rubber has been used on the stairs where the handrails are oak . |
| 6 | The term ‘ partially sighted ’ has been used over the years to refer to pupils who have vision useful for all school tasks but require adaptations to teaching methods and materials in order to accomplish them . |
| 7 | ‘ All the money that has been used against the Copts has been supplied by you . |
| 8 | However , an amnesty law passed in 1978 , which granted immunity to the perpetrators of human rights violations , has been used by the courts to block full investigations into these cases . |
| 9 | And of late years it has been used by the inhabitants of Virginia in many disorders , which are occasioned by thick , sizy blood ; so that the root of this plant , when its virtues are fully known , may become one of the most useful medicines yet discovered . |
| 10 | This power has been used by the police in a variety of ways ; to ask demonstrators to leave the scene , even when acting peacefully . |