Example sentences of "have [been] used [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The folding knife could have been used as a razor , if it was sharp enough or as a penknife for shaping reed pens . |
| 2 | Certainly the sponges would have been useful ; they could have been used as a filling for cushions and mattresses , and as a protective padding inside boots and helmets . |
| 3 | Spiro at one time had extensive dealings in the Middle East and , according to reports , may have been used as a go-between for the CIA and MI6 during the hostage negotiations in the Lebanon . |
| 4 | Spiro at one time had extensive dealings in the Middle East and , according to reports , may have been used as a go-between for the CIA and MI6 during the hostage negotiations in the Lebanon . |
| 5 | There seem to have been relatively few trading links with Attica , which is surprising , although a scatter of finds at Thorikos suggests that the Minoans may have been interested in the silver ores there ; if so , the island of Kea could have been used as a trading station for their transfer to Crete . |
| 6 | The vessel is described as being about six inches tall and it has been suggested that it may have been used as a chalice , and it might have originated in Spain or Syria and been brought home to England from one of the Crusades . |
| 7 | The Mountie said grudgingly that a blood-covered rolled-up sheet of plastic had been found on the track near the area where Angelica must have been battered , and it could have been used as a poncho , and it was being investigated for blood type and fingerprints . |
| 8 | Eagle Trust ( the parent company of WS ) admitted on April 17 that it had recently shipped hydraulic equipment to Iraq which could have been used as a recoil system for a gun . |
| 9 | It has even been darkly insinuated by Paolucci ( in Beccaria , 1963 ) that he may merely have been used as a front by his radical friends , the Verri brothers , who were too much in trouble with the authorities at the time to risk writing it themselves |
| 10 | If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups . |
| 11 | Whipping up nationalistic sentiment is not difficult to do with Chinese students because of an underlying layer of patriotic sentiment and if there is any substance to this ‘ conspiracy ’ theory , the African students may indeed have been used as a diversion . |
| 12 | The knife handle was found in Colchester and may have been used by a legionary . |
| 13 | I agree with you , the pointed base does suggest that it may have been used by a travelling craftsman . |
| 14 | Police say the dog could have been used in a fight or dumped by an uncaring owner who could not afford to have the animal registered under dangerous dog legislation . |