Example sentences of "use it for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chinese , who used ivory for elaborately carved handles and vessels as early as the Shang dynasty and in later times used it for a wide variety of personal items such as brush pots , wrist-rests , boxes , seals , snuff boxes and fans , had increasingly to import the material as the elephant herds in the southern provinces diminished . |
| 2 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 3 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
| 4 | Scorton does have a playing field , but this is administered by the Parish Council and no application has been made to use it for a finishing point . |
| 5 | I use it for a wide sleeve gathered in at the bottom and I have knitted the main part of the garment with a 2x1 welt . |
| 6 | If you come across a taxi token , pick it up and use it for a free taxi ride to any part of the city . |
| 7 | Tank manufacturer Vickers , for example , is using it for a major contract in Africa . |