Example sentences of "[noun pl] use as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Oxford Connection : Were language schools used as cover for Colombian drug barons ? |
| 2 | The court heard from the administrators that Mr Aboff received the money from the companies used as part of the Maxwell Communication Corporation and Mirror Group share support operations as directed by either Robert or Kevin Maxwell . |
| 3 | The court heard from the administrators that Mr Aboff received the money from the companies used as part of the Maxwell Communication Corporation and Mirror Group share support operations as directed by either Robert or Kevin Maxwell . |
| 4 | investigate how teachers feel about possible action on their part aimed at redressing the ‘ gender balance ’ of fictional texts used as class readers . |
| 5 | Occasionally sacks can be obtained with a ‘ zip-off ’ front pocket which can be converted to a day sack , although these are mostly to be found on convertible sacks used as travel luggage . |
| 6 | The success of any bombing sortie rested on the map reading ability of the bomb aimer who had to pick out relatively insignificant and optically difficult land features to use as navigation datum points . |
| 7 | dried or fresh barren stems used as poultice for healing wounds , and to stop bleeding ; will reduce the swelling of eyelids ; a diuretic and effective in incontinence |
| 8 | A significant deterioration in cognitive function was defined as two or more consecutive increments of 5% or more in the mean time taken for a correct response and of 2% or more in the error rate with the last of the five euglycaemic test scores used as baseline . |
| 9 | The plastic pipes , strengthened on the outside by thin bands of steel , provide a cheaper alternative to concrete pipes used as flood drains , sewers and irrigation canals . |
| 10 | Nevertheless they should have no place in pure classical ballets because they are largely acrobatic , and as such have a place only in certain modern works which discard the old conventions in order to display the athleticism and freedom of movement that today 's choreographers use as part of their material . |
| 11 | In Asia , such ‘ cultigens ’ include the coconut , which may have had its origin on the Great Barrier Reef , and the mango , the talipot palm , Corypha umbraculifera , its leaves used as writing paper , and the betel nut with narcotic fruits . |
| 12 | Dustin , who had arrived with Anne , three-month-old Jennifer , and a nanny , played the piano or sang dirty songs to a guitar accompaniment in the hotel lounge in the evenings and , on one occasion , went into the kitchen to gather a few pots and pans to use as bongo drums in order to entertain his colleagues . |