Example sentences of "[be] used for [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left .
2 Radio programmes or ‘ talking book ’ tape recordings can be used for the same purpose .
3 Following questions in Parliament , the Department of Trade and Industry announced last October that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading UK export controls , and would be restricted .
4 On 17 October , Mr Sainsbury announced — ‘ in the light of publicity ’ — that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading export control .
5 This mode is carried forward from the 1954 Convention , and it is expressly provided that ‘ if exceptional circumstances so require ’ diplomatic channels may be used for the same purpose .
6 Sometimes a donkey would be used for the same purpose .
7 For example , the following terms may all be used for the same object : Eyeglasses , Spectacles , Glasses .
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