Example sentences of "the [noun] be used for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the hamlets and villages the galleries were used for many purposes . |
| 2 | The technique is used for three main reasons . |
| 3 | The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban . |
| 4 | The mill was used for grinding corn until the seventeenth century . |
| 5 | This means that you are entitled to due attribution where the work is used for some commercial product , display or other purpose and that basically you have the right to object to modification , distortion or any form of derogatory promotion of your work , unless of course you have sanctioned it ! |
| 6 | In order to explore this more fully , we focus on a tax on capital at rate t assuming initially that the proceeds are used for current government expenditure . |
| 7 | A sign in a Zurich hotel says : ‘ Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom , it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose . ’ |
| 8 | And , unfortunately , you are also correct that , in feature films and , to a lesser extent , in tv programmes , the sound is used for exotic effect . |
| 9 | Where the process is used for some purpose other than that for which it is intended , the distinction between an error of judgment and an abuse of process may be rather fine . |
| 10 | The place was used for all sorts of important occasions and I can remember walking down there to celebrate King George V and Queen Mary 's Silver Jubilee . |
| 11 | Experience suggests that the use of project numbers or names for module names should be avoided , as this may lead to confusion if the module is used for other projects in the future . |
| 12 | One biopsy specimen from the antrum and another from the corpus were used for rapid urease testing ( CLO test , Delta West ) . |
| 13 | Moore said that the plutonium was used for civil purposes in the US . |
| 14 | At Ashton and Holditch , the buildings lay in simple yards containing ovens and wells , while at Middlewich , the land behind the frontages was used for related industrial activities . |
| 15 | Social historians might want to know that the average phone in the US was used for twenty minutes a day in 1992 , whereas the average phone in the UK was used for only four minutes . |
| 16 | Designed to seat 5,000 spectators , the Amphitheatre was used for colourful festivals as well as bloody spectacles — gladiatorial combat and animal baiting . |
| 17 | Was going to have a facility for young people , if you remember , it was suggested that the restaurant was used for young people . |
| 18 | The land is used for many purposes : for housing , factories , rail and roadways , airports , water reservoirs , recreation , amenity , forestry and farming . |
| 19 | However , under the terms of Protection From Eviction Act 1977 the landlord must enter peacefully upon the land and may not use the right of re-entry at all if the premises are used for residential purposes . |
| 20 | Yeah numbers twenty five , twenty six of the junction of Torquay Road is for sale with a building plot in one of the gardens , the premises being used for many years as doctor 's surgery ancillary accommodation and car parking , the property will be available when the doctors move into the new practice home in joining Cricket Field Road car park |
| 21 | A specimen of the fluid was used for bacteriological studies including microscopy and culture on plates for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria . |
| 22 | If the technology is used for more than word processing then lawyers will certainly need to be trained . |
| 23 | Dublin 's brand of rock music merges at times with traditional music , and the studios are used for both styles . |
| 24 | Elsewhere , the tree had grown randomly at lower elevations , and the nut was used for local consumption . |
| 25 | But it is not an offence to dress up as a policeman unless the uniform is used for personal gain . |
| 26 | The high-gloss blue around the cooker is used for dramatic impact |
| 27 | The house was used for this purpose from 1933 until the outbreak of war in 1939 , when it was used by the Leicester committee for refugees from Czechoslovakia , until it was destroyed by enemy action . |