Example sentences of "use [pron] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John trained frantically hard with press-ups to increase his strength and , as Pamela Chrimes described it , ‘ used me as a dumbbell until he could cope ’ . |
| 2 | One fire engine was damaged as crews used it as a barrier while they tried to extinguish the fire in the building 's upper floor and roof . |
| 3 | And you , you know , you used , you used anything as a pillow that you 'd got |
| 4 | ‘ Instead of selling the offices which we 've taken over in the village , you could use them as a workshop and studio , ’ he suggested . |
| 5 | Why they did not use them in a manner that would almost certainly have sealed the fate of the French at Verdun seems to us almost incredible , and so indeed it seemed to contemporary German critics . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you use her as a consolation after we split up ? |
| 7 | you can use it for a saw or put a head |
| 8 | The College itself has warned the County Council that such a camp could undermine security because the I R A could use it as a cover while surveying the staff and premises . |
| 9 | is it , if you , if you 're using , if you 're gon na use it as a pub as well |
| 10 | She may also use it as a greeting when she has been away from the kittens for a while . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , why not leave the keys with us and then if you ca n't get away , you can perhaps come back here — or if everything goes OK we 'll use it as a playroom or something . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Our juice packs carry warnings never to use them with a dummy or soother . |
| 13 | And I 'm afraid the young men used to use it as a peephole whilst the young ladies were in a state of undress . |
| 14 | They heard fairways have been designed for beginners and medium skill players , and the public will be able to use it on a pay and play basis as well as hotel guests . |
| 15 | I have become much more aware of the workings of my body and have begun to use it in a way that is much more economical . |
| 16 | I think it 's unscientific , prejudicial and subjective to use it in a term that carries any kind of recommendation or erm disapprobation and er I think , I think one has to exercise caution in erm in the way you use tha tha that , that term , perhaps it 's better not to , not to use it at all . |
| 17 | This appalled Mrs Browning , who said at once that it was God using her as an instrument and that Wilson should have had more faith . |
| 18 | I 'm not using him as an excuse or anything , but I do feel he 's got a lot to do with the way my life 's been . |
| 19 | But try to implicate me in any way — or use me as a trade-off- and it 'll be added to the police clear-up rate faster than the eye can follow . |
| 20 | ‘ Use him as a shield if you have to . ’ |
| 21 | I always use him as an example when people ask why make travel difficult . |
| 22 | Rebuild the Roman villa and use it for a hydro and health farm . |
| 23 | Use it as a base and travel . |
| 24 | Use it as a truncheon if it is fairly short , smashing at a hand or any part of a body that comes within range as it moves towards you . |
| 25 | Use it as a hand-cream or face-cream for drier skin . |
| 26 | You can stew , bake it , use it as a filling or drink its juice . |
| 27 | We 'd been using it for a while since we had to leave Riverside Studios , trying out a couple of new singers . |
| 28 | So whether you 're tidying away some of those large toys that the kids had for Christmas , and have got fed-up with , storing a few treasures in the loft , using it as a laundry or shopping basket , or even to clear up the garden rubbish , the ‘ Monster ’ will take it . |