Example sentences of "[prep] [be] used [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 But what stands stark and clear , above all speculation , arguments , discussions and justifications , is the fact that anything which allows itself to be used to sustain such atrocious misery can not possibly be anything but a travesty of a ‘ religion ’ within the meaning of that word that all right-minded and honourable people intensely desire .
2 However , the trend is growing for expert determination to be used to resolve all aspects of a dispute arising under a contract , and not just one category of technical aspects .
3 For example , P. Paulden in ( 1982 ) iv ( 1 ) Liv LR 69 argued that the misuse of cheque cards or credit cards is a breach of contract ; the criminal law should not be used to penalise breaches of contract ; therefore , it should not be a crime to misuse a cheque card or credit card , and if the Act is to be used to penalise such breaches , Parliament should say so .
4 Thus he established not only systematic inbreeding but also the importance of using proven sires and initiated the system which was to be used to produce most of our breeds today .
5 By agreement , these staff had been provisionally allocated to six grades and the job evaluation scheme was to be used to finalise this allocation .
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