Example sentences of "use [pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Jesus is arrested in Gethsemane , at least one of his followers is actually carrying a sword and uses it to lop off the ear of an attendant of the High Priest ; in the Fourth Gospel , the man with the sword is specifically identified as Simon Peter . |
| 2 | ‘ You mean I could use them to help in the search ? ’ |
| 3 | Whereas Marx often used this term to refer generally to what I have called the division by sectors or branches many recent writers have used it to refer to the division of functions , found within all branches in a capitalist economy , between the ‘ exploiters ’ or ‘ controllers ’ of labour power and the direct production workers . |
| 4 | We must use it to force through the Gatt agreement — if necessary , against the selfish tantrums of the French . |
| 5 | ‘ If we can sneak in a small bottle of strong acid to the Bookman , ’ Mr Litmus explained , ‘ he can use it to burn through the bars at night . |
| 6 | When this was unsuccessful it would look around the cage where there was a long stick and suddenly it would decide to use it to rake in the fruit . |
| 7 | The common law offence of sedition , which consists of stirring hatred amongst different classes of Her Majesty 's subjects had fallen into disuse , and an unsuccessful attempt to use it to prosecute for the making of anti-semitic remarks appears to have discouraged prosecuting authorities from seeking to persuade the courts to mould the common law to deal with new problems posed by those who promote ill-will in an increasingly multi-racial society . |
| 8 | You could buy a spare Big Boss , load him up with magic items , mount him on a wyvern and use him to pick off the enemy 's general or other vital pieces early in the game . |
| 9 | We use it to project to the world our fantasies about ourselves as more beautiful , more imposing , more powerful than we inwardly feel . |
| 10 | Mark on parallel lines with the pastry wheel and then use it to wrap round the sides of the cake . |
| 11 | It may help to keep a ball of used fluid , like a rubber , and use it to roll over the fluid to be lifted . |
| 12 | ‘ FDC was the first step ’ , says Mr Johnson , ‘ and now we 're using it to feed into the EIS Commander . ’ |