Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been used [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Many possible measures might be used ( Brown and Yule , 1983 ) , but following Garvey 's lead with younger children ( Garvey , 1979 ) , the distribution and pattern of clarification requests has been used as a starting point .
2 Food would be marked with a " P " to indicate that pesticides had been used on a product .
3 Through the ages these western seaways have been used as a highway by settlers and saints , pilgrims and pirates and traders and travellers .
4 He exhibits protecting and guarding qualities and for many years has been used as a Schutzhund sport dog .
5 These libraries had been used as a means to circumvent a restrictive loan policy applied in the main library , which clearly lacked support from the scientific or library staff within the departments .
6 Such assumptions have been used as a partial justification for women 's ineligibility for social security benefits .
7 In the past , Quality Circles have been used in a similar way but their scope was limited in comparison .
8 Such programs have been used in a number of curricular areas .
9 All the right components had been used for a power casting rig , 60 lb main trace line , heavy duty swivels along with good links .
10 It provoked accusations from the Azerbaijani side that the talks had been used as a cover for an intensification of military action .
11 Signs based on colour-coding systems have been used in a number of libraries , for example at Hatfield Polytechnic Library , England ( one of the pioneers in this field ) and Chalmers University Library , Sweden .
12 Hedges have been used as a positive design element : yew to provide shelter and screening at the front of the property ; box , fashioned into sweeping curves at a lower level .
13 Since 1936 the Hall of Mirrors has been used as a concert hall .
14 The school grounds had been used as a car park during yesterday 's race meeting .
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