Example sentences of "used [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A formal pool often serves a different function from an informal one , for in an appropriate setting it is often used to mirror the garden around it . |
| 2 | In treatment by similars the remedy was used to stimulate the body 's own healing powers ( the vis medicatrix naturae or healing force of nature ) thus strengthening the body , the soil . |
| 3 | They said that the computer models used to support the ice theory were ‘ fabricated ’ . |
| 4 | Does n't sound much like the Corn Dollies , who used to support The Flatmates , but I 'm assured they are one and the same . |
| 5 | Does n't sound much like the Corn Dollies , who used to support The Flatmates , but I 'm assured they are one and the same . |
| 6 | The Shop is administered by Trinity College Library and all revenue is used to support the work of the Library . |
| 7 | However , the arguments which underlie the concept of justiciability can also be used to support the idea that in reviewing government decisions over which the courts are prepared to exercise control , they should only award remedies to aggrieved parties in cases where it can be said that the respondent has gone wrong in some fairly extreme way . |
| 8 | One fact that was used to support the idea of a recent origin was the recognition that the human race is obviously evolving in culture and technology . |
| 9 | At that time it was still believed that Mercury did keep the same face to the Sun , and therefore this temperature was used to support the idea that Mercury had an atmosphere , because such an atmosphere would transport heat around from the Sun-facing side , thus raising the night-side temperature . |
| 10 | Although these associations were formally banned by the US Occupation , their organizational basis was used to support the development of a collective labour voice in firms . |
| 11 | A large proportion of our Mental Illness Specific Grant allocation will be used to support the development of these services during 1992/93 . |
| 12 | You are requested to set out the different theories of the purposes of criminal punishment ( general and particular deterrence , incapacitation , reformation , ethical retribution ) and to consider whether any of these theories can be used to support the conviction in R . |
| 13 | Feminist criticism stressed the ways in which ‘ knowledge ’ was used to support the interests of dominant groups . |
| 14 | Dakotas were used to support the operations in South West Africa against SWAPO insurgents up to the peace settlement of 1989 . |
| 15 | The lottery is expected to raise around £1 billion per year , about half of which will be used to support the arts ( in particular the national heritage ) , with the remainder allocated to protection of the environment , sports and charities . |
| 16 | These would be used to support the filter box . |
| 17 | These side walls can be built first , and the steps constructed between them afterwards , or they can be built with the steps and used to support the treads . |
| 18 | A more interesting variant is introduced by those structures where the whole building appears to have been raised entirely above the ground , being represented only by lines of carefully levelled blocks used to support the timber joists ( I ) . |
| 19 | Tithes were simply proportional taxes levied on the output of the land and herds and used to support the Levites or to be set aside for the poor — widows , orphans , etc . |
| 20 | Historical analysis showing that at least some of the conflict has been exaggerated can be used to support the argument . |
| 21 | HEALTH , education , industry and housing could have a huge shot in the arm with the £10 billion used to support the pound . |
| 22 | The Wirral Hospital Trust says the shops will generate an income of £100,000 a year which will be used to support the staffing costs of a vital new service , a body scanner . |
| 23 | Criminal statistics are usually quoted as ‘ hard facts ’ ; that is , they are accepted unquestioningly , and are often used to support the view that there is a rapidly increasing rate of serious crime in modern society . |
| 24 | Darwin 's theories have been used to support the view that homo sapiens is the pre-eminent of species , and have fuelled beliefs in the morality of the survival of the fittest , whilst also lending support to positions , reminiscent of Albert Schweitzer 's , which emphasise universal kinship and the duty to care for the lowly and enfeebled . |
| 25 | However , they also suggest that while this study can be used to support the view that university residence tends to reduce the probability of non-completion , the possibility that the residence factor may be acting as a proxy for other university characteristics , can not be dismissed ) . |
| 26 | Pelmet buckram , available in 90cm ( 36in ) and 45cm ( 18in ) widths , is used to stiffen the fabric cover . |
| 27 | Alternatively , having soaked the rice for 3–8 minutes , a stone and pestle could be used to grind the rice into a powder . |
| 28 | While it is the fairly sharply flavoured seed heads which are used to flavour the gherkins , the delicate , aniseed-flavoured dill leaf is used as a herb for seasoning fish dishes , lamb or new potatoes and peas . |
| 29 | I think this both cumbersome and wrong ; the flesh of the fish picks up other flavours very easily , particularly those of spices — pepper , coriander , allspice or whatever else is used to flavour the stock . |
| 30 | I quote further it should only be used to signify the unity of the church and it should provide a sharing in the means of grace . |