Example sentences of "can be used [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Anaglypta range includes borders in both vinyl and ‘ Original ’ types , which can be used under a cornice or picture rail , as a dado to divide two different papers , above a skirting and around a doorframe to ‘ frame ’ a wall , or around a window . |
| 2 | It can be used for a range of high speed control and logic functions , in workstations , RISC microprocessor motherboards , networking , graphics , industrial controllers . |
| 3 | Potassium-argon dating can be applied to volcanic rocks such as lavas and tuffs and although difficult to measure the decay , it attains its maximum usefulness in the Middle and Early Pleistocene and can be used for a range greater than 20,000 years . |
| 4 | The first stage in cultivation involves forest clearance ( though particular tree species which are valuable for timber are usually spared ) and as annual crop plants such as manioc ( Manihot esculenta ) and maize ( Zea mays ) are cultivated , perennial species such as pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) and banana ( Musa spp. ) are planted along with numerous other fruit trees , palms and shrubs that can be used for a variety of purposes from thatching to dyes and medicines . |
| 5 | Liquid acrylic paints come in many viscosities , and , as a result , can be used for a variety of applications . |
| 6 | In summary , language checklists may provide a very practical and relatively quick form of assessment which can be used for a variety of purposes described at the beginning of Chapter 6 . |
| 7 | The test designers recommend the test can be used for a variety of purposes and with different categories of children . |
| 8 | As you will find out , they can be used for a variety of purposes and memos are produced in a number of formats . |
| 9 | ADF transmissions can be used for a variety of purposes such as : |
| 10 | For instance , IVF embryos can be used for a kind of surrogacy where a woman bears a child for a couple with the embryo created from their egg and sperm . |
| 11 | The award is worth up to £400 and can be used for a project , to fund attendance at meetings or conferences relevant to a current research report or to assist with costs of disseminating research through meetings , conferences or publications . |
| 12 | A remortgage is one of the cheapest ways of borrowing money and the money raised by this money can be used for a host of purposes . |
| 13 | Small , 3kW to 6kW , instantaneous electric water heaters , similar to the type used for electric showers , can be used over a sink or basin . |
| 14 | If r is a known eigenvalue ( which we assume here to be unrepeated ) and unc the corresponding column and row eigenvectors respectively , then unc Since unc are each arbitrary to a scalar multiplier , we can in each vector make a suitable element unity ; then Equations ( 3 ) provide in each case n linear algebraic equations for the ( n — 1 ) unknown elements : one equation is superfluous , or can be used as a check . |
| 15 | This observation corresponds more or less to Jacobsson 's list ( pp. 60-2 ) of the ten types of context where need can be used as a modal : Type 1 Need I be present ? |
| 16 | Insecticides such as Sybol , Picket and Sprayday can be used as a drench either when an infestation is suspected or , preferably , as a preventative measure in July . |
| 17 | A news-sheet targeted at unemployed nurses and distributed free of charge can be used as a vehicle for publicising vacancies , educational events and the work facilities currently available . |
| 18 | The unique keycard will now control guest access to one 's room , swimming pool , car park , and so on , and at the same time can be used as a credit card during one 's stay at the hotel . |
| 19 | Anger can be used as a defence against depression , just as depression , sometimes defined as anger which has been turned inwards , can protect from overt anger or fear of violence . |
| 20 | We mentioned earlier in this chapter that an unreal identification with the partner can be used as a defence against fear of difference . |
| 21 | Weeping in therapy sessions , say some , can be used as a defence against having to talk about the pain . |
| 22 | But it is not by any means just for children and can be used as a solo instrument or in bands . |
| 23 | Work which can be used as a stepping stone to another career . |
| 24 | We are suggesting , in effect , that this can be used as a kind of litmus test of appropriateness against which professional approaches can be measured . |
| 25 | A&E can be used as a centre for good public health education in addition to its numerous other roles . |
| 26 | The nosodes of the specific diseases can be used as a preventative in this way — for instance , morbillinum for measles , pertussin for whooping cough , variolinum for smallpox , tuberculinum for tuberculosis and so on . |
| 27 | It can be used as a germicide and , if we could smell it , our eyes and nose would stream , as if it were chlorine . |
| 28 | This can be used as a teaching session while providing the senior nurse with some of the information required for the management of the unit . |
| 29 | The flash RAM card can be used as a type of electronic hard disk , consisting of non-volatile RAM chips which retain their memory when you turn the power off . |
| 30 | Like anaerobic digestion , the aerobic processing of waste material produces methane which can be used as a biogas fuel . |