Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] use [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Oil is now the least popular for central heating after the 1970's oil crisis ; it 's not used for room heaters except in the form of paraffin .
2 So , and dad it 's also used for paint , paper , pottery
3 It 's not used very often , actually , it 's only used for security purposes really .
4 It 's still used for target practice — a poignant reminder of the Cold War , the end of which heralded the last post for RAF Hullavington .
5 Because that 's the old term that 's been used for however many years , and it 's still used by industry .
6 This is saying that power becomes dangerous when it is not used with mercy — in other words , when a ruler becomes merciless .
7 It is normally used for writing .
8 It is normally used in association with ripening and colouring , and for roses therefore apply in June onwards — hoe and water in ½ ounce ( 14g ) per square yard ( square metre ) at no more than 3–4 week intervals .
9 If you want to use Castle Drachenfels in conjunction with The Enemy Within campaign , it is best used after Power Behind the Throne or later .
10 This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage .
11 It is frequently used in agriculture .
12 This stress is not symmetric and it is little used in continuum mechanics , although certain expressions become more compact when it is used .
13 It is n't used for power , it is used for purity and clarity , and that 's how you create that sense of space .
14 It is also used for model glider towlines for these reasons , and in particular , nylon monofilament has enough elasticity to catapult a model glider to greater height than the line length when launched with a strong tension .
15 Not only is this format the simplest and earliest means of storing numeric data in the computer , it is also used for store addresses and forms the basis for encoding the individual subportions of more complicated arithmetic data-types , such as the fraction and exponent of the floating-point format described in 2.2 .
16 An individual 's field can reveal its sex , age , and emotional state , and it is also used in courtship displays .
17 This is because it is chiefly used for steam raising in power stations and industry and , particularly in the former , it will continue to be replaced by coal and nuclear power .
18 It is usually used in conjunction with a garden , vase or prayer-rug design .
19 It is sometimes used for solo work of a very light and airy character , but is more often used to ‘ touch in ’ little phrases , or as a gilt-edging to quiet orchestral ensembles in music of an elegantly fanciful character .
20 It is mainly used for modelling , but can also be used for covering cakes .
21 Today , it is mainly used by pleasure craft .
22 For them , the uses of Creole are quite restricted : it is always used in conjunction with British English ( usually LE ) in a code-switching style , and has a limited set of functions .
23 It is still used for solvent extraction procedures such as extracting drugs to put them down a chromatography column , ‘ but a lot of people have been replacing it because of its carcinogenicity ’ .
24 However , it is still used in cooking , as a spice and a flavouring , especially the seeds , by the Indians and Egyptians .
25 However , s 2(8) did not apply to information provided under s 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , and it was argued on Mr Naviede 's behalf that disclosure of the transcript to the SFO should only be made on condition that it was not used in evidence .
26 No doubt it was also used for pasture , either in rotation with arable or when areas were abandoned from arable cultivation .
27 No , it 's Serumchromoglycate with it What it What 's it Now we know We know all about that cos we a lot of it in aspirin and problems with noses and things like that , but er I was n't aware that it was actually used by mouth for this .
28 The sickle lasted for so long as a harvesting tool for this very reason : it was still used in preference to the swap-hook and scythe in some areas because its use , although slower , conserved the grain .
29 It was once used as storage space and curator of European Glass , Ceramics and Furniture says the idea is to provide a straightforward display of things which the public would enjoy looking at .
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