Example sentences of "be used [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three other LEDs are used to set up the operating status , arranged in a horizontal ‘ traffic light ’ formation : red indicates that the input signal is below the Threshold level , yellow that it has reached Threshold , and the green that it is above Threshold . |
| 2 | Adjustable compensating magnets are fitted and these are used to take out the effect of deviation when the compass is checked ( " swung " ) . |
| 3 | These early payments are used to clear up the cost of setting it up — and in particular the commission of the agent who sold it to you . |
| 4 | When applying any tape , always position the free ends of the draw cords , which are used to pull up the heading , to the outside edge of the curtain ( i.e. , the edge furthest away from the centre ) . |
| 5 | You also pay premiums into an endowment savings plan or pension plan — the proceeds of the endowment plan when it matures , or the cash sum at retirement from the pension plan , are used to pay off the capital at the end of the loan . |
| 6 | It seems rather strange that the accuracy for navigating/surveying now , by state of the art technology , is of the same order as has been used to set down the Circles of Time several thousand years ago . |
| 7 | The backlight button or manual iris control has been used to open up the lens aperture in order to give the foreground subject the correct exposure . |
| 8 | These photographs will then be used to carry out the studies involved in the research ; |
| 9 | If using hangers , pad them to about three times the usual extent with acid-free tissue or with polyester wadding covered with white cotton ( which can also be used to pad out the shoulders and shapes of packed costumes ) . |
| 10 | An activator may be used to speed up the process but certain basic principles should be borne in mind . |
| 11 | The money will be used to set up the trail and to produce a waterproof colour guide . |
| 12 | This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide . |
| 13 | This will be called automatically on system shutdown ( provided you specify YES to site-specific shutdown procedures ) , and can of course also be used to shut down the LIFESPAN Processes with the VAX running . |
| 14 | Giving very high lift with small drag at take-off , but high lift and high drag on landing , these flaps could be used to tighten up the turning radius in combat . |
| 15 | For example , substance P can be used to control not its own synthesis but some other pathway , just as a thermostat could be used to switch on the television instead of the boiler . |
| 16 | This cash can be used to pay off the loan . |
| 17 | This can be used to pay back the capital you borrow now . |
| 18 | If they pay most of your legal costs the contributions will be used to make up the difference and you will be refunded anything left over . |
| 19 | They will be used to bring in the rock crushing plant , the industrial chemicals and the explosives . |
| 20 | In this section some familiar examples of gravitational and inertial forces will be used to bring out the correspondence between these forces and the metric connections . |
| 21 | Besides , there was the possibility that the Visigoths could be used to shore up the Empire . |
| 22 | The problem each system faced was that the matching process created a large number of partial solutions , and various heuristics had to be used to cut down the search space . |
| 23 | Though it is meant to be used to keep out the cold , we had brought six of them to cover the tents and reflect away the sun 's heat , and to signal for help if needed . |
| 24 | Marshals had gone over to the rioters , and Yggdrasil had had to override their control of the andrews being used to put down the insurrections . |
| 25 | Only by having fought every battle and won can we be free from the constraints of being used to act out the wheel of life and be truly ourselves . |
| 26 | The soil 's being used to build up the defences on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire . |
| 27 | Pale colours were used to map out the image and fill in areas much as they might have been used in watercolour painting . |
| 28 | Watkins believed that natural markers were used to set out the ley system . |
| 29 | A jet and two hose reels were used to put out the flames . |
| 30 | A burr is left on the outside of the pipe : this needs to be removed with a flat file , while a round file is used to clean up the inside . |