Example sentences of "be used [to-vb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The action research of the Brunel school can be used to draw out the key advantages of the controlled authority . |
| 2 | These photographs will then be used to carry out the studies involved in the research ; |
| 3 | If using hangers , pad them to about three times the usual extent with acid-free tissue or with polyester wadding covered with white cotton ( which can also be used to pad out the shoulders and shapes of packed costumes ) . |
| 4 | Of course , once children give up their single-level assumption , they accept the fact that terms at different levels such as dog and animal or bear and toy may be used to pick out the same object . |
| 5 | The legislation will be used to back up the federal government 's high court case , due to be heard at the end of May , which is seeking a permanent injunction against the power project . |
| 6 | An activator may be used to speed up the process but certain basic principles should be borne in mind . |
| 7 | The money will be used to set up the trail and to produce a waterproof colour guide . |
| 8 | Discussion of the number of guesses recorded can be used to point out the different kinds of letter order in words . |
| 9 | This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide . |
| 10 | This will be called automatically on system shutdown ( provided you specify YES to site-specific shutdown procedures ) , and can of course also be used to shut down the LIFESPAN Processes with the VAX running . |
| 11 | For dry lining , the plasterboards used are the type with tapered edges which allow a reinforcing tape and filler to be used to finish off the joint flush with the board surface . |
| 12 | Giving very high lift with small drag at take-off , but high lift and high drag on landing , these flaps could be used to tighten up the turning radius in combat . |
| 13 | Maybe they could be used to build up the spiritual life . |
| 14 | For example , substance P can be used to control not its own synthesis but some other pathway , just as a thermostat could be used to switch on the television instead of the boiler . |
| 15 | This cash can be used to pay off the loan . |
| 16 | This can be used to pay back the capital you borrow now . |
| 17 | If they pay most of your legal costs the contributions will be used to make up the difference and you will be refunded anything left over . |
| 18 | They will be used to bring in the rock crushing plant , the industrial chemicals and the explosives . |
| 19 | It seems to me that very few staff are addressing themselves to the kinds of things ( e.g. resources , teaching style , subject content , and attitudes and the hidden curriculum ) that can be used to bring out the best of the pupils ' cultures and backgrounds . |
| 20 | In this section some familiar examples of gravitational and inertial forces will be used to bring out the correspondence between these forces and the metric connections . |
| 21 | My garage is to be demolished very soon and I am worried that the pneumatic drill which may be used to break up the concrete base will upset or even kill my fish in a pond about 20′ away . |
| 22 | Besides , there was the possibility that the Visigoths could be used to shore up the Empire . |
| 23 | The problem each system faced was that the matching process created a large number of partial solutions , and various heuristics had to be used to cut down the search space . |
| 24 | Though it is meant to be used to keep out the cold , we had brought six of them to cover the tents and reflect away the sun 's heat , and to signal for help if needed . |