Example sentences of "can be used [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | The Anaglypta range includes borders in both vinyl and ‘ Original ’ types , which can be used under a cornice or picture rail , as a dado to divide two different papers , above a skirting and around a doorframe to ‘ frame ’ a wall , or around a window . |
2 | When these " giant " blastocysts have expanded they are sufficiently large that a razor blade , scalpel or sharp glass needle can be used under a dissecting microscope to sever the mural TE from the other pole of the blastocyst containing ICM and polar TE ( 32 ) . |
3 | The psychoanalysis can be used to a limited extent , despite more collective , historical roles er , within disagreed over conflicts in people , or perhaps you say that all the time . |
4 | If the latter is the case the speed should be checked by the ASI and , provided that it is adequate , the airbrakes can be used for a normal approach and landing . |
5 | The first stage in cultivation involves forest clearance ( though particular tree species which are valuable for timber are usually spared ) and as annual crop plants such as manioc ( Manihot esculenta ) and maize ( Zea mays ) are cultivated , perennial species such as pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) and banana ( Musa spp. ) are planted along with numerous other fruit trees , palms and shrubs that can be used for a variety of purposes from thatching to dyes and medicines . |
6 | Shower power Jets of warm water from the shower can be used for a soothing skin work out . |
7 | Liquid acrylic paints come in many viscosities , and , as a result , can be used for a variety of applications . |
8 | In summary , language checklists may provide a very practical and relatively quick form of assessment which can be used for a variety of purposes described at the beginning of Chapter 6 . |
9 | The test designers recommend the test can be used for a variety of purposes and with different categories of children . |
10 | Mixed arrays can be used for a wide variety of possible applications ranging from monitors for electricity , gas and water metering , sensors for metal detectors and intelligent tags for factory automation systems to heat controls in hair dryers , and power and timing controls in domestic appliances like microwave ovens and coffee machines . |
11 | It can be used for a range of high speed control and logic functions , in workstations , RISC microprocessor motherboards , networking , graphics , industrial controllers . |
12 | As you will find out , they can be used for a variety of purposes and memos are produced in a number of formats . |
13 | You perhaps get restoration of fishery or enhancement of amenity or enhancement of the quality of the water such that it can be used for a far wider spectrum of requirements than it was before . |
14 | In order that a workstation on the network ( see Figure 4.3 ) can be used for a required purpose , that purpose must be found to be in agreement with the overall management plan . |
15 | A remortgage is one of the cheapest ways of borrowing money and the money raised by this money can be used for a host of purposes . |
16 | ADF transmissions can be used for a variety of purposes such as : |
17 | However , composers very frequently use a free ordering of the note-material at such points : This is an excellent method of serial usage , and because it can produce a varied horizontal flow of notes in each part , a single version of a series can be used for a long piece ( Luigi Nono 's choral-orchestral work Il canto sospeso , for example , is written entirely with one series , never transposed and always in its ‘ O ’ form ) . |
18 | Potassium-argon dating can be applied to volcanic rocks such as lavas and tuffs and although difficult to measure the decay , it attains its maximum usefulness in the Middle and Early Pleistocene and can be used for a range greater than 20,000 years . |
19 | The award is worth up to £400 and can be used for a project , to fund attendance at meetings or conferences relevant to a current research report or to assist with costs of disseminating research through meetings , conferences or publications . |
20 | It will not escape notice that , first , this question enquires about the verb and the adjective together , not the adjective alone ; and , second , this is precisely the form of question that can be used for a single , unmodified transitive verb : ( 9 ) Lionel shredded the memoranda what did Lionel do to the memoranda ? 5.2 For reasons which will become apparent , we shall call the adjectives in this structure adverbal adjectives . |
21 | A model represents something , usually in simplified form which highlights aspects which are of particular interest to the user , and is built so that it can be used for a specific purpose , for example , communication and testing . |
22 | For instance , IVF embryos can be used for a kind of surrogacy where a woman bears a child for a couple with the embryo created from their egg and sperm . |
23 | Archive sources can be used for a wide variety of purposes , not just as illustrative material , and not only for their informational content , but also because of their potential for the development of historical skills and historical questioning . |
24 | Small , 3kW to 6kW , instantaneous electric water heaters , similar to the type used for electric showers , can be used over a sink or basin . |
25 | being able to get into a room that can be used as a bedroom , either upstairs or downstairs , |
26 | Right : Part of a nine-tile panel design of daffodils , in black , blue and gold , Panel-Accent Orpheus , from Royal Dutch Sphinx , can be used as a feature in bathroom , hall , or even the bedroom |
27 | Various materials can be used as a base , such as silicon , gallium arsenide , germanium and some metals , cmos , bipolar and bi-cmos circuits have been built . |
28 | Input Z can be used as a summing input . |
29 | This arrangement also produces a shallow perimeter ‘ ledge ’ , parallel to at least one external wall , which can be used as a window seat . |
30 | is the Oriental version of cinnamon and can be used as a dried bark or ground into powder form . |