Example sentences of "being used [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are being used as the ‘ guinea pigs ’ of inner space exploration ! |
| 2 | His report is being used as the basic plan for ULAB . |
| 3 | Alternatively , the ‘ stick ’ could be used for both functions , with the spring-loaded central position being used as the ‘ off ’ setting . |
| 4 | Here they are being used as the main character in a popular advert . |
| 5 | Increasingly in Britain statutory services are seen as being used as the last resort in the care of older people ; the care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family and the informal sector . |
| 6 | Was that what this was all about ? ) and into the ante-room/office that was being used as the base for the investigation . |
| 7 | The latest Government proposals will do a lot more than just tinker with the existing liquor licensing laws in England and Wales , although the Scots will be pleased to hear that their licensing system is being used as the model for some of these proposed changes . |
| 8 | There is grave public concern in Scotland about the possibility of our country being used as the world 's nuclear dustbin . |
| 9 | He is not getting the best of scoring service at the moment … he s being used as the target . |
| 10 | The Playhouse , in Derry , is being used as the main stage for the performances each night . |
| 11 | The Safe Supporter was being used as the accommodation platform for the construction workers hooking-up and commissioning Amoco 's Lomond installation , 120 miles east of Aberdeen . |
| 12 | As Neil Richardson noted in 1980 , ‘ An old town pub is not just an attractive Victorian or Georgian facade , it is a building which is still being used for the purpose for which it was built . |
| 13 | Not being paid was n't a problem ; what was however was that I was being used for the donkey work without any consultation on the artistic side of it , And that was important to me . |
| 14 | Outside the Company Office , Charles was given a walking stick and marched up and down the stone courtyard with other officers between the granary in which the platoons were barracked and long low buildings nearby , previously the administrative block and now being used for the same purpose in military terms . |
| 15 | But the term ‘ canon ’ was being used for the standard of authentic teaching given by the baptismal confession of faith well before it came to be used for the list of accepted books . |
| 16 | This process of control is called civilisation , and to fit into the theory of the Created God , is reduced to a series of events which are designated good , evil and neutral , only the good being used for the substance of the Created God . |
| 17 | Finally , there are two 8 ohm speaker outputs , with one being used for the unit 's internal driver . |
| 18 | The Distributor may specify the standard and format of these copy masters and will return the copy masters to the Publisher 's appointed representative at all times when they are not being used for the reproduction of licenced copies . |
| 19 | The Distributor may specify the standard and format of these copy masters and will return the copy masters to the Publisher 's appointed representative at all times when they are not being used for the reproduction of licenced copies . |
| 20 | Evidence of insufficient cover might include someone other than the insured person driving the vehicle ; the vehicle being used for the purpose other than agreed , e.g. for business purposes ; or the present vehicle not being entered on the firm 's records ( this being difficult to detect in these days of not generally showing a registered number on a certificate ) . |
| 21 | Life expired boiler of No. 5 which is being used for the oil firing tests on the Snowdon Mountain Railway . |
| 22 | In official publications types of manual job are usually distinguished according to levels of skill , with separate categories being used for the unskilled , semi-skilled and skilled manual worker . |
| 23 | His association with Marius Steen had been the reason why Bloomwater was being used for the filming . |
| 24 | The bass clef is the normal one used for tenor trombones , the tenor clef being used for the top fifth or so of their compass . |
| 25 | Have you heard any of these words being used for the side of things by the , the tinkers ? |
| 26 | It has been used successfully in the drilling of the first extended-reach well to the offshore extension of the Sherwood reservoir lying under Poole Bay and is now being used for the second well being drilled . |
| 27 | For example , the 1987/88 Programme of Work included a major review of the modules in Personal and Social Development ( PSD ) ; the fruits of this review appeared in the catalogue last April and the new and revised modules are being used for the first time this session . |
| 28 | The other quarry produces about 6,000 tons per annum , which is ground on the spot , and sent seven or eight miles by road for shipment by canal , a traction engine and trucks being used for the road haulage , which takes coals back to the quarry on the return journey . |
| 29 | Particular care must be taken to avoid our Information Memorandum being used for the purposes of fund raising unless the full prospectus documentation has been followed . |
| 30 | Without the help of the S.D.S. the project seems doomed as the Region are unwilling to help and few of the local people would consent to council funds being used for the setting up of a permanent site or the renting of a plot of land as a short-term site until a permanent site can be found away from the town . |