Example sentences of "[adv] use for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I produced sketches and a clay model for ideas , but these were eventually only used for reference when working on the sculpture . |
| 2 | Today the rebêche is only used for distillation ( into either prestation vinique — alcohol for oath-taking , or eaux-de-vie — grape brandies ) and table wine ( if the natural alcoholic content is 6% or more , unlikely for vin de rebêche ) or ‘ wine not fit for human consumption ’ ( but presumably fit for distillation into industrial spirits ) if less than 6% natural alcoholic content . |
| 3 | It 's not used very often , actually , it 's only used for security purposes really . |
| 4 | This was at a time when cylinders were only used for dictation purposes , not for recording music , and a speed of about 100 revolutions per minute was found adequate . |
| 5 | In addition , it is worth noting that Markowitz has argued that the inconclusive nature of the empirical research does not mean that the CAPM can not be sensibly used for portfolio analysis and assessment . |
| 6 | There is also a less interesting , creamy , unripened version called a tomme de Cantal , much used for cooking , especially in farmhouse potato and egg dishes . |
| 7 | Another plant much used for hair colouring is chamomile , the flower-heads of which provide a solution which lightens light-brown and fair hair appreciably ; saffron will have the same effect . |
| 8 | The system is much used for radio-frequency investigations but in principle is applicable at audio frequencies too . |
| 9 | Some cardiologists complained that the heart could never be more than a temporary remedy and that the money spent on the research could be better used for drug therapies and other techniques . |
| 10 | In many cases they already pay out too much in dividends , money which would be better used for investment or at least retained in the business for some useful purpose . |
| 11 | The first-stage trees are largely used for pulp , while the second-stage ones are the bulk of the tropical timber industry . |
| 12 | Below-the-line advertising , the term generally used for merchandising in stores including in-store promotions , is another case in point . |
| 13 | Narrow ( 29 cm ) paper is generally used for draft maps to reduce costs . |
| 14 | One technique involves the picking up of spread cells from the surface of a saline or sucrose solution onto a slide and is generally used for spermatocyte spreading when an abundance of cells is available in suspension . |
| 15 | A spill would be especially damaging since equipment normally used for containment could not operate in such shallow waters . |
| 16 | The payment was made from a little-used Treasury account , normally used for Minister 's stationery and paper . |
| 17 | They 've been looked after by Project Spark at a house normally used for problem children from London . |
| 18 | It is normally used for writing . |
| 19 | Comprising some 275 paintings , plus 150 works in other media including fifty découpages , thirty sculptures and a selection of drawings and illustrated books , it will occupy the entire first and second floors of the museum , temporarily displacing the permanent collection to the galleries normally used for loan exhibitions . |
| 20 | Cineraria maritime ( try " White Diamond " or " Silver Dust " ) , normally used for summer bedding , can be over-wintered for several years to give foliage for cutting much earlier the following years . |
| 21 | At one time there were houseboats on the canal , there are now holiday caravans on the canal bank and the canal is no longer used for transport . |
| 22 | Now it is no longer used for worship , but acts as a useful starting point to the day 's walking . |
| 23 | Dr John Watson , of the university 's department of engineering , said : ’ Carbon dioxide lasers are already used for welding and cutting , primarily in the aerospace and motor industries . |
| 24 | They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce . |
| 25 | Liquid colours are best used for painting and tinting , and where colours need to be paler . |
| 26 | There is also a suggestion that in Britain the elaborate chambered tombs and long barrows , and such structures as Newgrange in Ireland , were not just used for burial but for other purposes as well . |
| 27 | it may be worth trying quinine which is widely used for night cramps . |
| 28 | Cassava , sugar cane , fruit crops , coffee and cotton are also grown and irrigation in the Venezuelan region is widely used for grain production . |
| 29 | In this action Leftwich was well ahead of his time , as Norwegian ice later became widely used for refrigeration during the nineteenth century . |
| 30 | Early this century jute sacks became widely used for home distribution although the export of cement still continued in battels and later in steel drums . |