Example sentences of "used [to-vb] the [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tithes were simply proportional taxes levied on the output of the land and herds and used to support the Levites or to be set aside for the poor — widows , orphans , etc . |
| 2 | One is that relatively lengthy questionnaires can be used to increase the quantity or detail of information obtained . |
| 3 | This evidence can then be used to modify the contract or allow it to terminate and not to offer renewal . |
| 4 | The patient will die within a dew days unless either a special machine is used to clean the blood or he/she has a kidney transplant . |
| 5 | The results would be used to decorate the house or hall where her artistic flair again showed in the colour and composition of her arrangements . |
| 6 | In addition , further pulses of volts can be used to dissect the molecule or to remove it altogether . |
| 7 | These differences are used to characterize the asymmetry or skewness of the curve . |
| 8 | We are concerned , firstly , to provide a justification for power being vested in the state ; and then , secondly , we seek to demonstrate that there are constraints upon the exercise of that power which prevent it from being used to infringe the liberty or equality of individuals . |
| 9 | For example , the Act makes it an offence to engage in sexual contact or penetration in circumstances in which the actor causes personal injury to the victim and force or coercion is used to accomplish the contact or penetration . |