Example sentences of "used [prep] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A third portion is used for issuing goods to the shops and out-stations , and in the fourth part gas fittings , pipes , lamps , lavatory basins and fittings , etc. , are kept , while the fifth room is used for india-rubber goods , copper and brass articles , and lincrusta and millboard panels . |
| 2 | This triple checking system can be used for other items to be charged by the hotel . |
| 3 | This means that , although commitment accounting can improve budgetary control and as such may be used for periodic reports to managers , professional practice in the UK precludes its use in the final accounts . |
| 4 | Also known as ‘ swivel ’ connector and used for connecting pipe to screwed ‘ tail ’ of tap . |
| 5 | On Jan. 3 , 34 people sought asylum in the USA after flying to Miami in a Air Cubana helicopter usually used for flying tourists to Varadero . |
| 6 | They were used as woven decorations to headdresses and the borders of garments found in richer graves in England during the second half of the sixth and early seventh centuries , significantly mainly in Kent . |
| 7 | In 1847 , during the famine in Ireland , Sutton sent over seeds of turnips , cabbages , and other vegetables to be used as possible alternatives to the diseased potatoes , and he experimented with new varieties of potato to find one better suited to cold , damp climates . |
| 8 | In the four books which Ransome set in East Anglia , the geographical details are so specific that the books can be used as accurate guides to the appropriate parts of Norfolk , Suffolk and Essex . |
| 9 | Coriander is now widely used in similar ways to parsley — as a garnish , or sparingly in meat dishes . |
| 10 | This number must be used in subsequent references to the file with BGET# , INPUT# EXT# , PTR# , EOF# or CLOSE# . |
| 11 | This number must be used in subsequent references to the file with BPUT# , PRINT# , EXT# , PTR# or CLOSE# . |
| 12 | This number must be used in subsequent references to the file with BGET# , BPUT# , INPUT# , PRINT# , EXT# , PTR# , EOF# or CLOSE# . |
| 13 | Figures are shown separately for Interview Style — the rather careful speech used in direct response to the fieldworker 's questions- and for a more spontaneous style not used in response to questions and often not addressing the fieldworker . |
| 14 | Unions should be particularly well placed to advise employers on information programmes designed to alert those used to weekly budgeting to the best ways of profiting from a change to monthly pay-and sometimes might well undertake such programmes themselves . |
| 15 | Actually , it is very effective as a screwdriver , as it is used at right angles to the screw , and therefore provided great leverage . |
| 16 | Resultant regional tensions are often used by other countries to further their own political/economic aims among the LDCs . |
| 17 | Not only can incorrect facts be used by local press to the detriment of the school , but such errors , and their refusal to correct them in published reports , cast doubt on the wisdom of this process . |