Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] used [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I came to , I was used as one of their slaves and one of the men tried to kill my father . |
| 2 | In fact , in most of the applications of these theories to UK geography , they are used as broad , interpretative frameworks rather than as precise specifications . |
| 3 | We know that the volume of financial intermediation in an economy could have an effect upon aggregate demand by changing the quantity of money in circulation or the ‘ velocity ’ with which it is used or both . |
| 4 | It is , therefore , essential to calibrate the instrument each time it is used and this process will require a reasonably close-tolerance non-electrolytic capacitor of 1µF . |
| 5 | They knew it was used as one of the staging-posts for the IRA , a safe hideaway from where they would launch an attack . |
| 6 | It was used when urban disturbances in the centre of Rome forced flight from the Lateran and when a lengthy liturgical occasion demanded it . |
| 7 | He was used as substitute — scoring against Manchester United — until being named in the starting line-up for the Villa game . |