Example sentences of "use it [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Used it on gala day . |
| 2 | McClellan 's own authority , Tottenham Public Libraries , used it with success , and in the local government reorganization of Greater London , Haringey adopted the system from them . |
| 3 | As far as I know , she went on to live a long life , enjoyed the notoriety , and used it to advantage in the family business , exploiting rumours of her Evil Eye to scare off creditors , and to get the best out of every bargain . ’ |
| 4 | Now , Joe Zawinul : he developed his own sound and used it to perfection . |
| 5 | He installed a steam engine and boiler from Saverys of Tewkesbury and used it to power three pairs of stones and flour dressing equipment . |
| 6 | Approaching the signal box he mounted the steps , the hand-rail creaking as he used it for support . |
| 7 | The new Black Basalt developed by Wedgwood was fine-grained , smooth , and richer in hue , and he used it for relief plaques , busts , medallions and cameos , as well as ‘ useful wares ’ for table and fine vases . |
| 8 | Again , this feature was copied from the West Indians who used it as part of their own hairstyles . |
| 9 | Tradition claims that King John used it as hunting lodge . |
| 10 | We had read it , used it as an absorbent insulating layer to combat puddles and spilt porridge , and finally , when it and our bowels had reached saturation point , used it as lavatory paper ! |
| 11 | used it before Christmas . |
| 12 | Its first editor , Dr Pixley Isaka ka Seme , used it in support of the ANC 's early campaigns against the infamous Land Acts of 1913 which deprived Africans of the right to land outside the so-called reserves . |
| 13 | Ted Nelson used it in connection with his ambitious Xanadu project , an effort to create a single repository of everything that anybody has ever written . |
| 14 | We 'd always get so much and we used it in rotation . |
| 15 | You 'd really need to re-fret this guitar before you used it in anger . |
| 16 | Room echo back then was virtually unheard of in recording , although they used it in motion pictures for sound effects . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ He just uses it for storage . ’ |
| 18 | We have used it in anger oh yes . |
| 19 | Well do n't Bill use it for work like ? |
| 20 | ‘ Ca n't we use it for fun ? ’ |
| 21 | In fact , research in North America and Europe has shown that many buyers never actually use their own timeshare accommodation themselves but do use it for exchange purposes : this kind of owner normally buys a timeshare unit close to his own main residence . |
| 22 | The book goes on to quote Stephen Jay Gould , the noted Harvard palaeontologist , as saying : We avoid the excellent question , What good is 5 percent of an eye ? by arguing that the possessor of such an incipient structure did not use it for sight . |
| 23 | I suggested we might use it for publicity , ie the costs of producing and printing a leaflet explaining what the SCC is and its aims , for a general audience , especially the participants of mass bike events such as St Andrews ride , Tour de Forth etc . |
| 24 | Half of those making this statement thought they would use it for experimentation and over 40 per cent for information handling . |
| 25 | In addition , you can use it for metal-grinding , for instance when sharpening cold chisels , rotary-mower blades and other cutting tool blades . |
| 26 | Mainly suitable for main filtration the manufacturers claim that by stuffing it more tightly into your filter you can use it for pre-filtration too . |
| 27 | Oh she 's says It 's not coal , no , I do n't use it for coal , she sa I 've got gas central heating , we do n't need No it 's just that er well there are a few things in there . |
| 28 | ‘ They 're not using it any more so they 've said I can use it for canteen stuff . |
| 29 | So although we 've got a device we must use it with care when working in coastal waters . |
| 30 | The New Year marks the arrival of a whole new set of EC inspired health and safety laws that could effect the kind of computer you buy and exactly how you can use it at work . |