Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [be] used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which would you choose ? ( 3 ) There is now a rumour that the family has another house , which may be used for organizing the syndicate , in addition to/ instead of the house you are observing , but you do n't know the location of the other house . |
| 2 | The juice from this residue , called the taille , is the poorest in terms of quality which may be used for Champagne . |
| 3 | These are known as combination techniques , which teach a karateka to assemble basic movements in a series , or pattern , which may be used for defence or attack . |
| 4 | As the same melody is used more than once for different words , no kind of ‘ word painting ’ can take place , for the notes which may be used for joy in one verse may be needed for melancholy in another . |
| 5 | The sum of these two numbers together will allow you to choose the most important and characteristic symptoms of the case which should be used for the next step . |
| 6 | Manufacturers publish tables showing the different sizes of guttering which should be used for different sizes of house but , as a rule of thumb , 100mm ( 4in ) or 112mm ( 4½in ) guttering with 68 or 69mm ( 2¾in ) downpipe , which will cope with 110 sq m of effective roof with a central downpipe ( or 55 sq m with an end pipe ) , should be enough for all but the largest houses . |
| 7 | References to cattle-raiding as the favourite sport of the moran , in a tone only slightly less indulgent than that which might be used for inter-house cricket matches , were very common . |
| 8 | Some towns and cities are now devoid of any kind of public freight terminal , or even a suitable siding which could be used for a one-off consignment . |
| 9 | Its purpose was to provide pre-publication information which could be used for book selection and acquisition , and subsequently for catalogue records , prior to the creation of a fuller , more authoritative entry — the CIP revised entry . |
| 10 | The Foreign Secretary now had a smaller official residence in the north-west corner of the block , with reception rooms which could be used for ‘ various practical objects connected with the department ’ . |
| 11 | However , Baillie Cochrane explained that Scott 's first scheme had reception rooms ‘ on a magnificent scale ’ , but on the recommendation of the Select Committee they were omitted and reintroduced at the suggestion of Foreign Office officials as normal rooms which could be used for special occasions . |
| 12 | Following questions in Parliament , the Department of Trade and Industry announced last October that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading UK export controls , and would be restricted . |
| 13 | On 17 October , Mr Sainsbury announced — ‘ in the light of publicity ’ — that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading export control . |
| 14 | The school ‘ plant ’ began to be seen not just as a resource which could be used for adult education or the occasional PTA dance and parents ' meeting . |
| 15 | Embryonic fibroblast culture and replication banding has the advantage of providing a large number of slides and mitotic cells which could be used for several different probes but the disadvantages of having to pool a considerable number of embryos for the initiation of the culture and a lack of knowledge as to the source and lineage of the cells which become established in culture . |
| 16 | The tests were of a type which could be used for diagnostic purposes . |
| 17 | It laid great emphasis on value for money auditing and recommended that all health authorities establish value for money teams whose role would be to effect annual savings which could be used for improving services . |
| 18 | The chosen means of achieving this end was to provide local authorities with central government funds which could be used for housing construction and enable the level of rents to be subsidized out of general Exchequer funds — in other words , the framework of the system of public housing finance with which we are familiar today . |
| 19 | Greater interest in , and involvement with , chronology and environmental reconstruction became possible because of the greater pace of development of new techniques to complement established ones which could be used for dating and/or the provision of environmental information . |
| 20 | Of greatest interest , perhaps , are the ‘ tranchet ’ axes ( or ‘ Thames picks ’ ) which could be used for cutting down trees and preparing timber , leading to the possibility of extensive forest clearance even at this early date . |
| 21 | Instead Travelodge offers a standard room which could be used for single , double or family occupancy with guests paying their £31.95 room charge up front . |
| 22 | He is right to say that a significant number of organs , which could be used for transplantation , are not used . |
| 23 | He had at his discretion a sum — a considerable sum , in the view of the Accounts Department — which could be used for the payment of informers . |
| 24 | He designed a small single-seat monoplane which could be used for little but fun flying and possibly racing . |
| 25 | Coun Brady said the council had capital receipts totalling £13m , which could be used for housing purposes but which they could not touch . |
| 26 | Members discussed plans which could be used for families without permanent homes , including the use of housing associations , local authority hostels , use of empty houses awaiting modernisation and private sector leasing . |
| 27 | Is there a wood preserver I could use on the wood which would be used for support piling , or will I have to replace it as and when it starts to rot ? |
| 28 | Jack had to fill the coal scuttles , Kevin to bring in the logs , Aengus had to roll yesterday 's papers into sausage-like shapes which would be used for lighting the fires later , Gerry , who was meant to be the animal lover , had to take Oswald for a run in the park , and see that there was something on the bird table in the garden , and Ronan had to open the big heavy curtains in the front rooms , take the milk in from the steps and place it in the big fridge and brush whatever had to be brushed from the big granite steps leading up to the house . |
| 29 | In addition to this there are four prestigious galleries which will be used for a changing programme of exhibitions devoted to all aspects of industrial fishing addressing local , national and international topics . |
| 30 | A Greek firm has bought three Skyships , which will be used for coastal patrol and leased to Olympic Airways for luxury tourist travel in the Greek Islands . |