Example sentences of "use [pron] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I had no idea she was using me for a purpose of her own : I was too naive to realise until it dawned on me what it was , a few weeks later .
2 If you have gas or coal fires , and can avoid using them for a while , it would be a useful addition to this list .
3 THE French count who is to marry the Princess of Wales ' stepmother , Raine , Countess of Spencer , said yesterday he felt ‘ totally abused ’ by people who rented his chateau then used it for a porn film .
4 Melcarek and Brown then used it for a study of the effects of chill stress on both prompt and delayed fluorescence .
5 Pigeons will use me for a launch-pad , and the winds will slowly wear me to a stump , but the views will be terrific .
6 I 'll use you for an excuse .
7 Bert was full of praise for the quality of craftsmanship on the example which he had when they first came out ( he was one of the six guitarists on the committee involved in the design of Höfner 's ‘ Committee ’ guitar ) , and told us that he had used one for a couple of his hits — Big Beat Boogie and Sorry Robbie …
8 Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce .
9 The first reference is a friendly one : ‘ Lord Goodman had always been very generous with his legal advice to Labour MPs , including me , and Harold Wilson had used him for a number of assignments , including an exploratory visit with Sir Max Aitken to Ian Smith in August 1968 on the possibilities of a settlement .
10 I know that my father did use it for a while , lighting the stove with it , but he has n't for a while .
11 you can use it for a saw or put a head
12 You can use it for a lot of things , but when you get down to analyse it , I think it may be the law of the jungle where the strongest survive ; and I do n't know necessarily whether that 's a bad thing .
13 And that 's what we got imminence for — but you can use it for a lot more than that .
14 You can use it for an interview .
15 You have n't used us for a while .
16 ‘ Naturally we 're hoping that you 'll continue to use your skills on the front line , so to speak , but the advertising department are hoping to use you for a bit of company PR .
17 Or it could be that they would be appropriate for the reception area in one of the factories , or we might give one to a distributor and say , here you are , this you know , put this in if you 've got the right sort of area and would like to use it for a bit , stick it in there .
18 The school was having trouble with leaks in their stainless steel hydrotherapy pool which resulted in the children being unable to use it for a number of weeks .
19 Rebuild the Roman villa and use it for a hydro and health farm .
20 ‘ I use it for a couple of songs every night , but because I do n't use effects — I just plug into an amp — I always use different guitars to get different tones .
21 We use it for a bedside rug in cold weather .
22 You use it for a high , like a shot of whisky .
23 We 'd been using it for a while since we had to leave Riverside Studios , trying out a couple of new singers .
24 I use a small piece of putty over the nozzle for speed and short-term storage ; but if I 'm not going to be using it for a while , I take the top off and place a small piece of Clingfilm over the bottle , then screw the top back on again .
25 The first customers for the new service will be using it for a variety of applications .
26 I think I 'll stop using it for a bit .
27 We are justified in using it for a quality of material things only if the quality is like the bodily sensation .
28 Therefore we are not justified in using it for a quality of material things .
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