Example sentences of "used [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A modification of a previously described reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography technique was used for the analyses . |
| 2 | This method is used for the reactions of metals and acids and the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide . |
| 3 | Red-faced check-in staff were forced to explain to the frustrated passengers that engineers at Glasgow Airport had forgotten to replace the seats in the Twin Otter aircraft used for the inter-islands service . |
| 4 | Bloch 's work ( 1975 ) on political language and oratory , as we saw above ( p. 41 ) , provides evidence of ways in which speech is formalised in non-literate and in literate societies alike and is used for the functions which Goody attributes to writing alone . |
| 5 | It is the gauge of wire used for the springs and the amount and type of this upholstery that governs how firm or soft the bed is . |
| 6 | At about this time tights were no longer worn on stage : ‘ wet white ’ was used for the Girls ' legs . |
| 7 | A lively indication of the ways in which ivory could minister to the complex life-style of a young Egyptian ruler is provided by finds from the tomb of Tutankhamun who reigned during the mid-fourteenth century B.C. Apart from furnishing armlets and bracelets ivory was used for the handles of the king 's walking-stick , ostrich feather fan and whip . |
| 8 | Left : Riven paving forms both the patio and the wide simple step up to it , while walling blocks are used for the risers as well as the support to the enclosing balustrading in this tiny hide-away garden built with traditional materials |
| 9 | Near the window was a small pair of scales with polished brass weights whilst at the other end of the counter was a larger pair with iron weights used for the vegetables which were kept in the left hand corner of the shop . |
| 10 | If the reports are not available , case books should be used for the cases contained in them . |
| 11 | ‘ Estimated risk ’ will be used for the cases where a person is making an estimate of risk while not actually in a situation to experience the risk they are estimating . |
| 12 | During this stage quadratic harmonic potentials were included for the covalent geometry , a square-well quadratic term was used for the distances and dihedral restraints , and a quartic potential was used for the van der Waals term ( F- repel ) . |
| 13 | Fibre/resin composite is used for the skins , which confer most of the sandwich 's rigidity ; the core is merely a light but compressively stiff intermediary that keeps the two skins apart . |
| 14 | Compared with all the women with the gall bladder present and an intact uterus , that is the same control group as used for the women with hysterectomy , women who had had cholecystectomy were no different with respect to all four indices of bowel function ; for example their estimated transit time was 64 ( SD 27 ) hours v 63 ( SD 23 ) hours . |
| 15 | ‘ It tells us nothing in terms of lessons that can be learned , what sort of materials were used for the curtains , whether a sprinkler system was installed and whether they worked properly . |
| 16 | Four charges under the food labelling regulations alleged the name used for the products was not sufficiently precise to tell a buyer of the true nature of the food . |
| 17 | white and light green oxide were used for the dabs of pale green on the lining fabric , and a scumble of pure white was used to highlight the grey around the backs of the shoes . |
| 18 | Since the work is covered by Building Regulations , you will need to inform your local authority ; they may well tell you the type of trench necessary , the ways the drains have to be laid in them depending on local soil conditions and the material to be used for the drains . |
| 19 | Too few libraries train according to a pre-arranged plan and many are not only unable to justify the methods used for the processes taught but may actually be unaware of what these methods and processes are . |
| 20 | Christopher Baker explains the development of a recent commissioned painting of a view of London , and gives us an insight into the materials and techniques used for the studies and final work |
| 21 | The nine floors below the level of the Bridge are mainly used for the miles of shelving for ‘ stacking ’ the books . |
| 22 | Special fabrics are often used for the backs of sacks to assist in combatting perspiration which is bound to occur when the sack is close to your back . |
| 23 | As more and more reassignments take place , the area of memory used for the variables grows and eventually there is no more room . |
| 24 | Camemberts are still packed in the chipwood boxes that were first used for the cheeses in the 1890s . |
| 25 | Walnut was used for the bodies and necks during the first few years of production but later Gibson switched to mahogany as this proved to be a more stable material , with less material wastage during the timber selection procedure . |
| 26 | However , sometimes there is reference in ancient church records showing payment for the purchase of woods , which would relate to the materials used for the benches and their ends . |
| 27 | The yarn used for the samples shown was Bramwell Duomagic on tension number 4 to 5 on both carriages . |
| 28 | At Keills a stone cist with a flat stone bottom and cover and small stones used for the walls contained a cremation in a beaker . |
| 29 | Indeed , when Tolkien arrived , he found that the Old English being dished up to the likes of Betjeman was in a grossly truncated form , and the poetry was mainly seen as a quarry for ‘ gobbets ’ — that is , short passages of a very few lines , used for the purposes of testing the candidates ' knowledge of sound-changes . |
| 30 | In all cases the facilities will be used for the purposes of the University . |