Example sentences of "be [art] [noun sg] used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas in one , an iron axehead may be a tool used for woodworking and cutting down trees , in another it may be a unit of value — a cow might be worth two axeheads , for example . |
| 2 | Even then it tends to be an option used for only a selection of shots depending on hazards , the pin position and preference for a particular shape of shot . |
| 3 | Running-out is the technique used for creating a smooth , solid area of icing with an exact outline — not easy to achieve by straight-forward piping or cutting out from set icing . |
| 4 | The Mistral SST is the board used for the Youth and Ladies World Championships , for which identical boards are supplied for competitors at the race site . |
| 5 | The mind is the word used for that still mysterious part of living creatures that controls the time , intensity and direction of physical and mental activity . |
| 6 | Illustrated is the system used for securing sheets to a simple lean-to verandah roof with timber frame . |
| 7 | The first-year Arabic course is primarily concerned with teaching Modern Standard Arabic , which is the form used for public purposes ( broadcasting , newspapers , etc ) . |
| 8 | This is the set used for inter-library loans , as well as for internal consultation . |
| 9 | ‘ Quality assurance ’ is the term used for a programme of activities instigated by service managers to ensure that certain standards are met . |
| 10 | Non-recourse lending is the term used for a loan where the project itself rather than the company 's assets as a whole is the security offered to the lender . |
| 11 | Delegated enforcement is the term used for the fourth principle by which private bodies are used to enforce agreements and therefore administer state policies . |
| 12 | Volts erm it 's a term used for electricity , |
| 13 | ( 2 ) " Kitchen-sink drama " is a name used for a particular group of plays written in Britain in the late 1950s and 1960s . |
| 14 | This is a knot used for joining two ropes of similar size . |
| 15 | Under fourteen-two hand high are called ponies A hand is a measurement used for measuring horses height and each hand is four . |
| 16 | It is a clay used for making glazed tiles , wash basins and lavatory pans . |
| 17 | This is a contagious infection caused by mites burrowing under the skin ( mange is a term used for any condition caused by mites which causes itching and results in a mammal losing its fur ) . |
| 18 | At Nîmes the exterior wall , measuring 436 by 331 feet across , is in only two storeys above which is an attic used for supporting the masts of the velarium . |
| 19 | Deal was the wood used for seats , with oak for the seat rails . |
| 20 | This was the sample used for the analysis of birth weight , gestational age , and respiratory symptoms . |
| 21 | ‘ What was the tunnel used for ? ’ |
| 22 | A particularly interesting feature of the trestle piers was the method used for founding them on irregular river beds . |
| 23 | It was the method used for smuggling that interested me . |
| 24 | Possibly it was the weapon used for sacrificing the bulls . |
| 25 | Scott and James McCalman said at the time that it was a stone used for making charcoal after the following fashion . |
| 26 | Paradise was a word used for the Garden of Eden . |
| 27 | He says that this was a cell used for patients in the early days of the hospital . |
| 28 | Above , on the ceiling , was a network used for ‘ small travelling requisites . ’ |