Example sentences of "used [prep] [noun sg] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 16 , A-levels will remain the ‘ gold standard , ’ but schools will teach more vocational courses which will also be used for entry to higher education . |
| 2 | The words ‘ dependent ’ and ‘ independent ’ are frequently used with reference to elderly people . |
| 3 | A statistical procedure , step-by-step regression analysis , correlated particular coping behaviours reported to have been used in response to this event and ten symptoms of depression assessed at the second interview . |
| 4 | Where nothing is forthcoming for a word position , shape and length could be used along with higher level information to select potential words ; where some characters are suggested these could be used in addition to this information ; if only one or two letter positions in a word have no candidates , shape information could be used to select letter candidates , along with the restrictions provided by the adjacent letters . |
| 5 | I would like to ask permission for the following tracks to be used in addition to those listed in the letter of 5 June : |
| 6 | Labour supply in the early 1960s was elastic not least because of a massive decline in the share of agricultural employment , so cheaper subcontracted labour was used in preference to any expansion of regular labour . |
| 7 | This approach , which had earlier been used in relation to other fields such as architecture ( Knowles , 1974 ) embraces population ecology , system ecology , the city as a habitat , and then energy and material transfer in cities are used to highlight spatial contrasts within the city and between cities and also to differentiate cities from rural environments . |
| 8 | A disclaimer can be used in relation to any trade description of any goods and is not confined to odometers on motor cars . |
| 9 | There is a more inclusive meaning to the term ‘ incomer ’ , this is used in relation to both these small , local communities and , more important , in relation to Shetland as a whole . |
| 10 | Sex is more like eating than breathing in this regard — and interestingly , the word " appetite " is often used in relation to both activities . |
| 11 | The term " off-exchange " , used in relation to overseas persons , is not defined . |
| 12 | There is no question that we normally accept that both " the same A " and " a different A " can be significantly used in relation to ontological existents . |
| 13 | It should not be used without reference to that commentary . |
| 14 | It should not be used without reference to that commentary . |
| 15 | ‘ For the purposes of this Article an article or substance is not to be regarded as properly used where it is used without regard to any relevant information or advice relating to its use which has been made available by a person by whom it was designed , manufactured , imported or supplied . ’ |