Example sentences of "[noun sg] be used for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The alcoves on either side are used for the hanging space , and the reduced space in front of the chimneybreast for shelving , either exposed or concealed behind the wardrobe doors . |
| 2 | Police , who kept the crowd away from the entrance being used for the day-long meeting run by the James Connolly Association , said the demonstration passed peacefully . |
| 3 | The first half is used for the traditional binning of the wines selected for the house , and the second half for the storage of dry , tinned and bottled goods . |
| 4 | A Wilcoxson signed rank test was used for the paired testof samples . |
| 5 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by them had ready access , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by the issues had ready access , he said . ’ |
| 7 | Stone or marble was used for the lower parts of the walls , the upper being of sun-dried brick and timber . |
| 8 | This type of machine was used for the digital sound recordings made by the Nippon Columbia company in 1972 , instead of for video . |
| 9 | A stationary engine was used for the final haul up the tunnel into St Leonards Goods Yard . |
| 10 | The bass clef is the normal one used for tenor trombones , the tenor clef being used for the top fifth or so of their compass . |
| 11 | The bass clef is used for the lowest parts of the horn 's compass which is a wide one , extending from sounding . |
| 12 | The bass clef is used for the lower parts of the compass , the tenor for the higher . |
| 13 | Ground improvements and publicity were used for the same purpose , and so that football should reach as wide a public as possible , Chapman persuaded the Examiner to publish a Saturday sports edition , the first issue of which appeared on 10 January , 1925 . |
| 14 | The emergency service was used for the first time on 17th . |
| 15 | Control is vested in local planning authorities , who are under a duty to ens–e that all land and property within their area is used for the best possible purposes in view of the shortage of land and the needs of the community . |
| 16 | In this the grain size is the independent variable , which is therefore plotted on the horizontal axis and the vertical axis is used for the dependent variable , i.e. the determined weight percentage . |
| 17 | Where lead pipe is used for the rising main , it may also contaminate the drinking water — particularly in a soft water area — but there is not much you can do about this since the supply pipe into the house is also likely to be lead and this is difficult and expensive to replace . |
| 18 | When the total common hepatic duct was resected , the left hepatic duct approach was used for the hepaticojejunal anastomosis . |
| 19 | Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period . |
| 20 | The hot water cylinder is , in fact , used as the ‘ heat sink ’ for many solid fuel boiler systems allowing somewhere for excess heat to be dissipated ( sometimes a bathroom towel rail is used for the same purpose ) . |
| 21 | In Class 4 , an ‘ extra-heavy ’ description is used for the heaviest and/or toughest carpets , which get a very high rating for pile weight , density , and appearance retention — this class is suitable for all areas of very heavy traffic and wear in the home . |
| 22 | In this case the strings would no doubt be used for the accompanying chords , forming , as is their wont when required , a perfect background . |
| 23 | The serum samples from patients with high cytotoxic activity were used for the subsequent ADCC assay . |
| 24 | The single case was used for the straightforward earth burial and was by far the most common coffin type — and remains so today . |
| 25 | It now appears that question time is used for the following purposes : ( a ) To embarrass the Government by raising a sensitive issue . |
| 26 | However , there are occasions when speech is used for the detailed transmission of factual information . |
| 27 | Moulded nylon is used for the free-floating trigger bar which can be used with one or two fingers , inside or out . |
| 28 | The technical word phenotype is used for the bodily manifestation of a gene , the effect that a gene , in comparison with its alleles , has on the body , via development . |