Example sentences of "mainly use for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mainly used for reference works such as dictionaries , encyclopedias , etc . |
| 2 | Mainly used for packaging . |
| 3 | At four dates between 1393 and 1470 , peas and beans represented from 28 to 32 1/2 per cent of the crops on the Leicester Abbey estates , barley ( presumably mainly used for brewing ) from 40 to 45 per cent and wheat from 11 1/2 to 14 1/2 per cent . |
| 4 | It is mainly used for modelling , but can also be used for covering cakes . |
| 5 | The base of a garden shed mainly used for storage can be supported on a number of paving slabs , but a workshop , which may house heavy machinery , needs a good firm base . |
| 6 | The stone floor is now mainly used for storage for the baking business that is still carried on there , although it is still home for a new and completely unused mill stone . |
| 7 | The Seville variety is mainly used for marmalade , while the rest are for ordinary eating and cooking . |
| 8 | The galleries of Cumbria , so frequently referred to as ‘ Spinning Galleries ’ , could better be called ‘ Wool Galleries ’ , for they were mainly used for fleece , wool , yarn and cloth in many stages of storing , preparation and drying . |
| 9 | The weapons include 5 Browning point 22s like this , mainly used for target shooting , and 1 Browning 9mm , as issued to the police . |
| 10 | The enormous stocks of methane under the North sea are mainly used for fuel — natural gas . |
| 11 | A four-wheeled diesel called ‘ Rusty ’ loosely based on a Rushton Shunter design , also celebrated its arrival recently and to date is mainly used for engineering and work trains . |