Example sentences of "been used to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This drug has been used to good effect in generalized viral infections , when it can be injected directly into the blood stream , but this is not without hazard and is not indicated unless the infection is life-threatening . |
| 2 | That weapon may have been used to good effect against the Scots who were defeated at Falkirk in July 1298 . |
| 3 | Both styles are well finished , a satin stain/varnish has been used to good effect , the eye is well placed high on the body and on all of the floats I received was free of varnish . |
| 4 | These had been used to good effect by the PRD in the presidential elections of July 1988 , when the PRD candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano had accused the PRI of indulging in blatant electoral fraud to deny him victory [ see pp. 36367-69 ] . |
| 5 | The DNA technique has already been used to spectacular effect , even trapping a murderer . |
| 6 | I 've never been used to that . |
| 7 | When you 've been used to that for sixty-two years , hot water and a flushing toilet do come as something of a culture shock . |
| 8 | Strangely enough , they consistently demand outrageous prices for things like basket-case Eko Rangers and Westone basses that have obviously been used to fell fair-sized pine trees , but they also have the laughably ignorant if highly convenient habit of pricing guitar amplifiers on the simple basis of how large they are . |
| 9 | There has been a trend in recent years for manufacturers to shorten their channels in order to control more effectively the distribution of their products , particularly where expensive advertising has been used to pre-sell the goods to the consumer . |
| 10 | For the Japanese no such decision was necessary because their home market had always been used to small cars . |
| 11 | One place where Westmorland slate has been used to great advantage is in the new Coventry Cathedral , but it can also be seen in vernacular building , particularly at Elterwater ( q.v. ) and Troutbeck . |
| 12 | The eyes had been used to great effect as Queen Gertrude , Imogen , Portia , and Lady Macbeth . |
| 13 | Lustre powder has been used to great effect here , giving a lovely ephemeral glimmer to the castle . |
| 14 | Here , an unusual combination of ash and cherrywood has been used to superb effect . |
| 15 | Though custodianship has not been used to any appreciable extent yet , the same arguments would apply as with long-term fostering . |
| 16 | In November 1989 Secord had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of making a false statement to congressional investigators by denying that he knew that funds from the Iran-contra operation had been used to instal a security system at the house of Oliver North . |
| 17 | Because the Codds have been used to tiller-steered boats , they were very keen that Sparkle be similarly equipped . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've been used to this since the anti-Rightist movement in 1958 , ’ observes an elderly economist of great distinction , trained in Germany in the 1930s . |
| 19 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |
| 20 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |