Example sentences of "had [been] use for the " in BNC.

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1 Ian went off and came back with a box the same size as the ones that had been used for the train .
2 After two or three fairly neutral coloured inks had been used for the printing — say , brown for the foreground and blue for the sky and more distant scenery — the finishing was by hand , and washes of great subtlety and precision were laid on to give the desired effects .
3 Wickham turned his attention to the typewriter which had been used for the death threat .
4 It is possible that this unexpected increase may not have occurred if a greater number of subjects had been used for the shadowing tasks .
5 Goulding J found as a fact that all parts of the sales information had been used for the purposes of the defendant 's business and he divided information into three categories where it was not the subject of any express provision : ( 1 ) Information which because of its triviality or public accessibility was not confidential at all .
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