Example sentences of "used [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moulded nylon is used for the free-floating trigger bar which can be used with one or two fingers , inside or out . |
| 2 | Two crystals were used for the complete dataset , collected as 1.8° oscillations with crystallographic c -axis roughly aligned along the rotation axis . |
| 3 | The first half is used for the traditional binning of the wines selected for the house , and the second half for the storage of dry , tinned and bottled goods . |
| 4 | Poles : five alloy poles of which four are used for the inner . |
| 5 | Suppose then that we divide the mental lexicon into a semantic system , a phonological system and a visual recognition system ( used for the visual recognition of words ) . |
| 6 | It now appears that question time is used for the following purposes : ( a ) To embarrass the Government by raising a sensitive issue . |
| 7 | A Court Scheme can be used for the following purposes . |
| 8 | However , it may be used for the following reasons : ( 1 ) The smaller company is highly active and acquisitive with motivated management and is seeking to acquire a larger but moribund target company . |
| 9 | ‘ Ideally , the first two rinses should be with the circulation water , then 0.5–1 litres of clean water can be used for the final rinse . ’ |
| 10 | They are used for the final stages when working down a tilth and levelling the surface once the large clods and turf have been broken . |
| 11 | A stationary engine was used for the final haul up the tunnel into St Leonards Goods Yard . |
| 12 | Compression or union capillary fittings should be used for the final connections to the cylinder so that it can be easily removed for maintenance . |
| 13 | These reception centres are also used for the temporary care of children where it is necessary to change the foster or other home . |
| 14 | Each of these derived vectors ( pAcAB3 , pAcAB4 ) have been used for the simultaneous expression of three or four bluetongue virus ( BTV ) genes respectively . |
| 15 | UN nuclear weapons inspectors who visited Iraq on Nov. 8-18 were reported on Nov. 15 to have destroyed 100 tonnes of high-strength steel used for the uranium-enriching process . |
| 16 | Hydrogel contact lenses , for example , can be used for the controlled release of antibiotics to patients waiting for cataract surgery . |
| 17 | During the inquiry they ask for the electronic serial number of the mobile phone which is then used for the illegal duplication of the phone unit . |
| 18 | Material : The type of material used for the outer and inner cover of the bag : AluN-Alu coated nylon , BS-Balloon Silk , BTr-Brushed Tricot Flannel , C-Cotton , CC-Cotton Cambric , Cl-Caralight Nylon , CP-Cotton Polymide , Ct-Caratex ( Caravan Fibre ) , FP-Fibre Pile , Go-Goretex , Fl-Fleece , M-Microlight Microfibre , N-Nylon , N219d-Nylon 219 Denier etc . |
| 19 | Although there is fairly general agreement on the terms to be applied to sediment particles of various sizes the definitions used for the bounding sizes is not uniform . |
| 20 | The Dutch were probably right , to judge from a handwritten note de Gaulle gave Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at that time : ‘ The supernational organisms of the six , which tend inevitably and abusively to become irresponsible superstates , will be reformed , subordinated to governments and used for the normal tasks of the council and technical business . ’ |
| 21 | The number of flowers that can be used for the golden theme is quite large : you could choose something very simple , such as a small spray of yellow roses with a few of their own leaves and buds , or something more complicated , such as a mixture of yellow roses , mimosa , potentillas and narcissi , with a few primroses and primulas to give extra detail . |
| 22 | To reduce the possibility of the lining materials , used for the construction of walls and ceilings , contributing to the initial fire spread within the building , performance standards are laid down for the reaction to fire of the materials used for the exposed surfaces . |
| 23 | Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period . |
| 24 | It was appropriate that , given India had no indigenous language accessible to all Indians , English should be used for the solemn and archaic style of this speech . |
| 25 | So the choreographer can not make strong contrasts between the style usually used for the other-worldly spirits and that used for the characters living in the particular setting . |
| 26 | Genuine honours for political services ought to go to Robert Atkins , the Tory MP with whom Major hatched his leadership strategy during a barge holiday in 1986 ; Alan Duncan , who let his Westminster house be used for the Major leadership campaign ; Sarah Hogg , head of the Downing Street policy unit , who thought up the Citizen 's Charter ; Bernard Perkins , leader of the Conservative group on Lambeth Council in 1968 , who gave Major the vice chairmanship of the housing committee , Jean Lucas , formerly Tory agent in south London , and one of Major 's early political mentors — and last , but not least , Barbara Laguerre , who deprived Major of a job as a bus conductor , by getting it herself . |
| 27 | So in December 1177 in exchange for 15,000 livres angevines ( roughly £4000 ) and forty pack animals — clearly intended to be used for the long pilgrimage to Jerusalem — Henry acquired the whole county of La Marche . |
| 28 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by them had ready access , ’ he said . |
| 29 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by the issues had ready access , he said . ’ |
| 30 | As will be seen later in this chapter , the type of analysis used for the financial accounts is unsuitable for the cost accounts . |