Example sentences of "used [prep] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Another weaving tool is the weaving batten , of bone or iron , used for beating up the weft .
2 In allowing H Ltd 's contentions that the mezzanine platforms should be eligible for capital allowances , Mr Justice Vinelott said that the issue was whether the platforms passed the ‘ premises test ’ — in other words , whether the platforms were apparatus used for carrying on the trade or merely part of the setting in which the trade of the companies was carried on .
3 As regards the claim in respect of additional lighting , he said that Wimpy International v Warland had decided that lighting that did no more than provide general illumination was not plant , as it was not used for carrying on the business .
4 A shorthand presentation of this kind can not convey all the modifying factors built into the system to add sophistication to the basic concept , nor the mathematical formulae used for working out the stock requirements .
5 The same applies to the small quadrant-shaped tiles used for finishing off the junction between baths and tiled walls still available , but in a limited range of colours these days ( sealants and plastic trims have taken their place ) .
6 Actually the railway should be more correctly named the ‘ Presteign [ sic ] , Clun and BCR ’ , for that was the name used in drawing up the Act .
7 The tasks will be clearly defined by the tutor and the tutor will provide instruction in the methodology which is to be used in carrying out the investigation .
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