Example sentences of "be use [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that 24 hour pressure recordings are used increasingly for the investigation of disorders of oesophageal motility in patients with chest pain of undertermined origin , it is important to have a better understanding and a more precise characterisation of the non-deglutitive and non-peristaltic motor activity of the normal oesophagus . |
| 2 | It has been said , in the first place , that they are used to throw into relief the particular property in the noun phrase which is of interest to the speaker ; that is , that adjectives are used postnominally for the sake of emphasis . |
| 3 | Confusingly , the same terms are used also for the plant communities of these regions . |
| 4 | The Disabled Drivers Association has been helping disabled people since 1948 , and all donations are used explicitly for the benefit of disabled people . |
| 5 | Traditional Campa agriculture is based on garden or chacra plots which are used mainly for the cultivation of manioc , although plantains , bananas , sweet potatoes and beans are also grown on a smaller scale . |
| 6 | Falmouth has dockyards which now are used mainly for the repair of oil tankers and naval ships . |
| 7 | It has already been used twice for the circulation of internal mail and resealed by means of staples and Sellotape . |
| 8 | The weapon does not fire and can not be used again for the rest of the game . |
| 9 | One possible solution was that fiscal policy could be used exclusively for the management of the level of employment , and monetary policy could be directed at raising interest rates to attract capital inflows and thereby offset the increase in imports in the balance of payments accounts . |
| 10 | Moreover , any information the Commission obtains must be used exclusively for the purpose of the investigation for which it was acquired , although the Commission can legitimately initiate an investigation prompted by information acquired incidentally in the course of a previous investigation . |
| 11 | The power thus created will be used exclusively for the client 's best interest . |
| 12 | In return the king was granted the tax he sought , a ninth , which was to be used exclusively for the war . |
| 13 | In addition it is decided that the owners car will be used exclusively for the business . |
| 14 | Information disclosed on discovery in legal proceedings is clearly held under an obligation of confidence and may be used only for the purpose of those proceedings . |
| 15 | The freeholder demanded a clause in the lease precluding unnecessary noise , to which the company replied that there should be no noise , as the depôt was to be used only for the storage of tramcars . |
| 16 | It is , however , a power which must be used sparingly for the government can decline to debate such a motion where the power is being used to abuse the process of the House . |
| 17 | This must all be used fully for the Lord . |
| 18 | Although this is not accepted widely among the medical profession , there are many reports of it being used successfully for the treatment of hyperactive children . |
| 19 | Note in the last example there was a similar situation except that in that case the car was being used exclusively for the business and in our answer we classified it as a business asset . |
| 20 | Some were in use as fulling mills whilst others were used predominantly for the grinding of barley for brewing the monastery 's beer supply . |
| 21 | The Cecilia Zino Foundation was created after the death of Cecilia Rose Zino in 1953 by her immediate family as her wish was that her estate be used entirely for the creation and maintenance of a hospital for poor children , Today the Foundation is administered by the Zino family with the strong support of the Dominican Nuns from the Order of Santa Catarina de Sena . |
| 22 | In some markets standardization is multilateral — to give just one example , Form 100 of the Grain and Feed Trade Association is used internationally for the shipment of feeding stuffs in bulk . |
| 23 | Answer guide : This is a difficult situation as the ownership of the car rests with Fred but the business is obtaining a benefit because the car is used mainly for the business . |
| 24 | Such surplus as was created was used not for the accumulation of more wealth but , instead , was used for conspicuous consumption ( courts , fine clothing and castles ) or for wars against foreign foes . |
| 25 | In the Low Weald much of the coppice is hazel , which was used primarily for the construction of sheep hurdles and in the building industry , but is now of little economic value . |
| 26 | Meadowland was used primarily for the growing of grass for hay production but would also produce reeds ( for floor-covering , roofing and containers ) and osiers ( for building work and containers as well as hurdles for fencing ) . |
| 27 | This in essence meant that one digit in a sequence ( usually 9 or Z ) was used solely for the purpose of continuing that sequence further if new editions needed to be made . |
| 28 | Next is the Saw and Bone Mill , which had been the headquarters of the Northwick estate , and was used mainly for the grinding of bones to produce fertilizer . |