Example sentences of "[be] used [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're used by the South , Tyneside Local Authority Branch to help buy a camcorder for the Sullivan member who 's recently undergone surgery to remove a tumour from his brain . |
| 2 | to look at er , a P R job about changing the way those resources are used so that they 're used in the way that 's been talked away , er , talked about tonight which is way that clearly many wo , many women want to see them being used . |
| 3 | Far above on the moor we could see some new machinery which meant that someone was working out the tailings for spar and barytes for the North Sea oil industry where they 're used in the drilling Processes . |
| 4 | Back on dry land , the rushes are dried out before they 're used in the workshop near Wantage . |
| 5 | supervision and they 're used until the head of the femur right , the head of the femur is fixed back into the socket joint and the muscles and ligaments have tightened up so that they hold the bone in place and treatment can go on until they 're about a year the consequences of not treating this condition are quite severe , the child will grow up with a very odd gait . |
| 6 | These are things which one earns , rather like spurs , and are used for the purpose of encouraging and sustaining the motivation of pupils . |
| 7 | Gestures are used for the chorus of the hymn as at a SPRED session . |
| 8 | In the famous scene where Piggy 's spectacles are used for the rediscovery of fire , William Golding got his optics wrong . |
| 9 | Conventional armaments are used for the defence of a country , or small , supported offences on countries . |
| 10 | Bulk minerals are needed in substantial amounts as they are used for the formation of the skeleton . |
| 11 | Whatever the method chosen , these quantitative techniques are used for the construction of specific sales and market forecasts , whether it be at the level of the sales territory , market segment , national or even international market . |
| 12 | Whatever the method chosen , these techniques are used for the construction of specific sales and market forecasts , whether it be at the level of the sales territory , market segment ( see later chapter ) , national or even international market . |
| 13 | But er , frequently the animals are used for the research and there 's no pain involved at that time and they are killed humanly before the research actually takes place . |
| 14 | Hoes are used for the control of weeds between the rows of root crops . |
| 15 | In oriental philosophy and religion many devices like the mandala are used for the mind to meditate upon . |
| 16 | Protein-based products are used for the maintenance and reconstruction of the inner and outer layers of the hair and are particularly beneficial on chemically damaged hair . |
| 17 | As well as being a legal requirement , it is also in the registered owner 's interests to ensure that the information held on the UK Register by the CAA is accurate , as the addresses held on their computer database are used for the distribution of Emergency Airworthiness Directives and other safety-related material . |
| 18 | Behind these come what I have called the gybing straps , since these are used during the carve gybe , and at the back of the board are the two high wind straps , which can only be used in Force 4 or above . |
| 19 | If couples learn and adopt means of spacing at adequate intervals , if breastfeeding is prolonged and if appropriate contraceptives are used during the period of lactation ( where abstinence is not practised ) , the result will not only be improved health and mortality conditions but also a concomitant spread of knowledge as to means of terminating childbearing . |
| 20 | Simulation programs as POND which examines plant life in ponds and BRI1 ECONOMY which allows pupils to examine variations in economic health of the country are used across the curriculum are often the best way to demonstrate an experiment in science technology . |
| 21 | Cards are used as the medium which translates the pattern into a mechanical function on the Jacquard loom . |
| 22 | Odours and fumes given off from pans in which fish is fried , particularly when rancid oils or vegetable oils are used as the frying medium , are liable to give rise to objections from nearby residents . |
| 23 | Fourthly , detailed evaluation and monitoring procedures must exist which are used as the basis for managing change . |
| 24 | Once approved , these are used as the basis for governmental policy review . |
| 25 | Apart from the value of the pictures in terms of summarising the main factors about a situation , they are used as the basis for selecting relevant systems when preparing root definitions and associated conceptual models . |
| 26 | Hillman has graphically shown what will result when these data are used as the basis for planning , as in the case of recent DoE advice to local authorities on planning for shopping provision . |
| 27 | The picture changes dramatically , however , if adults rather than households are used as the basis of the calculation . |
| 28 | Chickpeas are used as the basis of many southern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes , including hummus and couscous . |
| 29 | Where they are used as the basis of inter-country comparisons , which is by far the most common use that is made of them , they predispose the results of such comparisons to certain conclusions which are usually prejudiced by unspoken theory-laden assumptions . |
| 30 | There are equally logical intercorrelations between the various land-cover pixel counts which are used as the carrier variables . |