Example sentences of "be used [prep] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be used for setting out plants , sowing large seeds individually and planting bulbs . |
| 2 | It may be useful at this point to suggest , following Halliday and Hasan , that there is a continuum of cohesive elements that may be used for referring back to an entity already mentioned in the discourse . |
| 3 | Because of the last row knitted before casting off has to be knitted at a looser tension , the linker can only be used for casting off all the stitches . |
| 4 | The same solution should be used for washing down all surfaces . |
| 5 | Hoops can be used for crawling through , jumping in , out of and over , and comparing sizes . |
| 6 | Of greatest interest , perhaps , are the ‘ tranchet ’ axes ( or ‘ Thames picks ’ ) which could be used for cutting down trees and preparing timber , leading to the possibility of extensive forest clearance even at this early date . |
| 7 | This is because earnings within the 13 years prior to retirement can be used for working out tax-approved maximum benefits . |
| 8 | Question Types The first approach that may be used in breaking down questions is to look for the question types . |
| 9 | Companies which make first-use plastic might prefer recycled plastic to be used in opening up new markets , rather than competing with their products - for example , by substituting for timber . |
| 10 | The tasks will be clearly defined by the tutor and the tutor will provide instruction in the methodology which is to be used in carrying out the investigation . |
| 11 | 1.3 If the goods and/or the work the subject of this order are to be used in carrying out or otherwise in connection with another contract specified overleaf this order shall be subject to the contract conditions of such specified contract in so far as the same are applicable and do not conflict with these purchase conditions . |