Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] be used for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manufacturers publish tables showing the different sizes of guttering which should be used for different sizes of house but , as a rule of thumb , 100mm ( 4in ) or 112mm ( 4½in ) guttering with 68 or 69mm ( 2¾in ) downpipe , which will cope with 110 sq m of effective roof with a central downpipe ( or 55 sq m with an end pipe ) , should be enough for all but the largest houses . |
| 2 | References to cattle-raiding as the favourite sport of the moran , in a tone only slightly less indulgent than that which might be used for inter-house cricket matches , were very common . |
| 3 | However , Baillie Cochrane explained that Scott 's first scheme had reception rooms ‘ on a magnificent scale ’ , but on the recommendation of the Select Committee they were omitted and reintroduced at the suggestion of Foreign Office officials as normal rooms which could be used for special occasions . |
| 4 | It laid great emphasis on value for money auditing and recommended that all health authorities establish value for money teams whose role would be to effect annual savings which could be used for improving services . |
| 5 | He designed a small single-seat monoplane which could be used for little but fun flying and possibly racing . |
| 6 | The tests were of a type which could be used for diagnostic purposes . |
| 7 | Instead Travelodge offers a standard room which could be used for single , double or family occupancy with guests paying their £31.95 room charge up front . |
| 8 | A Greek firm has bought three Skyships , which will be used for coastal patrol and leased to Olympic Airways for luxury tourist travel in the Greek Islands . |
| 9 | There is scope for a thesis of sorts on the distinction between the Commission on Instructional Technology 's definition : " Instructional technology means the media born of the communications revolution which can be used for instructional purposes alongside the teacher , the textbook and the blackboard " ( AVI , April 1970 : 89 ) ; and the National Council for Educational Technology 's definition , for the UK , of educational technology : " the development , application and evaluation of systems , techniques and aids to improve the process of human learning . " |
| 10 | Ebony and Ivory follows the same format as Look — No Hands , it is full of punchcard designs which can be used for other projects . |
| 11 | Richard Noble describes the heart of an instrument which can be used for serious scientific study . |
| 12 | The role of evaluation is to provide information which can be used for rational decision making . |
| 13 | This study underlines the highly selective nature of relationships which can be used for emotional support in life circumstances which are personally distressing or disruptive . |
| 14 | This causes facets to develop on the surface of the pastel , which can be used for different kinds of marks and details . |
| 15 | The formative advantages of the record are considerable ; it provides an on-going record which can be used for evaluative purposes by student , teacher and parent , and thereby a basis for the consideration of future planning of learning and teaching . |
| 16 | Perhaps it is better to say that it is a prima facie relationship which can be used for prescriptive advice to hold back investment unless the ‘ dog ’ management can establish an exceptional case . |
| 17 | Bull is licensed to manufacture at its facilities systems based on IBM RISC System/6000 architectures , and related circuit boards and sub-assemblies , which can be used for licensed Bull products . |
| 18 | As such the concept of social representation will necessarily be some son of general , background concept , and it will be difficult to find elements of socially shared consciousness , which are not social representations and which can be used for contrastive purposes . |