Example sentences of "use an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opera , like Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess the following year , used an all-Black cast and the staging and choreography gave it a British connection since it was by Frederick Ashton . |
| 2 | Probably the Duke used an electric shaver though . |
| 3 | No ! he would shout , and make it clear that we would not discuss it … he used an expletive that I have not used , indicating that he did not want me to raise that subject with him . ’ |
| 4 | He used an interview with Brian Walden on ITV to outline his terms for a coalition with either Labour or the Conservatives . |
| 5 | The Swiss experiment used an original concentration of 50mM of the sodium salt ; when equilibrium had been reached 18mM of ‘ fresh ’ octanoic acid salt had been produced . |
| 6 | I used an inadequate metaphor of ‘ face ’ and ‘ mask ’ , suggesting that performing is more akin to creating a mask for someone else to look at . |
| 7 | ( 1988 ) , and that these experiences used an that changed ( being a train of clicks that could vary in frequency ) from one trial to the next . |
| 8 | Fronting the ramshackle The Fall , Mark E. Smith used an uncompromising vocal attack to inflict a brutally unconventional view of life in the unsuspecting souls at the front of the audience . |
| 9 | The bed was specially constructed by member Graham Curtis , who used an old bedframe mounted on mini-sized bicycle wheels , with the added touch of luxury — a means of steering . |
| 10 | At that time I used an 11ft rod with a test-curve of ¾lb and an all-through , very supple action . |
| 11 | The authors used an IBM 4216–010 PagePrinter as an output device . |
| 12 | Many of the shops , drapers especially , used an overhead railway system for the rapid giving of change . |
| 13 | Prior to this measurement they used an enzyme to remove viruses that were bound to the outside of the cells . |
| 14 | She used an old black quilted petticoat and found some furry black fabric to use for its head and feet . |
| 15 | The TPC charts do not show civil airspace , so I used an Aerad radio-navigation chart to mark the boundaries of regulated airspace and nav-aid frequencies . |
| 16 | ‘ I used mainly my green Ibanez that I had on the last tour , but for a Be-Bop solo on Giant Steps I used an Ibanez George Benson . |
| 17 | Of course it 's not actually coffin-shaped , but that 's how Tony Hicks of the Hollies , who used an original Phantom XII on a number of the band 's hits ( including Look Through Any Window and I Ca n't Let Go ) referred to the guitar when I spoke to him about his original guitar . |
| 18 | PHH AllStar Ltd are advising people who used an All Star Fuel Card to purchase private fuel during the 1989/90 tax year not to pay National Insurance contributions on it until a test case which PHH is currently bringing against the Department of Social Security is decided ( p 106 ) . |
| 19 | Fleet management specialists PHH AllStar Ltd are advising people who used an All Star Fuel Card to purchase private fuel during the 1989/90 tax year not to pay National Insurance contributions on it until a test case which PHH is currently bringing against the Department of Social Security is decided . |
| 20 | For the design shown here , I used an oval frame measuring 25 × 20cm ( 10 × 8in ) , which is a very useful size as it looks good in both large and small rooms , and can be particularly pretty in a bedroom . |
| 21 | Here , I used an outline of rose leaves and asparagus fern interspersed with London Pride , and used ‘ Princess ’ pink potentillas , the patio rose ‘ Gentle Touch ’ and some stephanotis . |
| 22 | A screw should be placed on top of a vertically help Phillips or Posidriv-type screwdriver ( I used an electric drill/driver ) , and supported in that position by a short length of plastic tubing . |
| 23 | If used with considerable restraint this can be a valuable facility : it would probably be much more valuable if Guide used an HSV ( also called HSB ) colour model rather than its current RGB model . |
| 24 | Educational psychologists of the 1960s and 1970s pursued with great vigour the idea that working class and Black children used an illogical language that caused them to lag behind in school . |
| 25 | He used an external filter which he considered to be the best option , as it would be quiet , easy to maintain and would keep the water cleaner . |
| 26 | Having a ‘ purge ’ on the cones in my cupboard I used an acrylic ‘ angora ’ type of yarn for the background ( putting a strand of sewing cotton with the yarn for the welts ) . |
| 27 | ‘ We used an ape because it is a popular , identifiable animal . |
| 28 | He took 17 hours to hatch at an ostrich farm at Weeton , Lancs — egged on by ranger Philip Bowness , who used an African trick of whistling to encourage him . |
| 29 | Hull ( 1986 , 1987 ) has taken this approach further and used an analysis of stages involved in the human reading process to motivate his choice of methods for lexical look-up and comparison . |
| 30 | I did not want to hurt his feelings by saying I would manage far quicker alone , so I used an equally true reason for refusing his offer . |