Example sentences of "can at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can at will like Democritus develop this faculty of laughter , so that when we look at our fellowmen we can smile and even in the labyrinth of our own thoughts we can resort to humour and thus our lives can be less drab . |
| 2 | This much larger system can at present take information from the files of the PNC . |
| 3 | As it is , I have reservations about the application of the user interface in the Windows version , and will have to wait to see what the next version brings before I can make up my mind any more firmly than I can at present . |
| 4 | What has actually happened effectively as a result of the massive exchange movements of 1984 and early 1985 is that an American citizen can now go anywhere in the world and purchase goods for the same price abroad as he can at home . |
| 5 | One complained in 1802 : " In the factory we can never work the hours we can at home , nor make the best of our time . |
| 6 | But they are a reality which Naipaul treats in such a way that they , too , can at times seem phantasmagorical . |
| 7 | Two such distinct behaviours can at times be observed , either by the participant himself or by an outside observer . |
| 8 | Neither is it always wet ; again , the forests of Queensland can at times be very dry ( and the tops — the canopy — where the leaves are held in the sun all day , must endure conditions that would stress a cactus ) . |
| 9 | The excitement of that particular visualizing can at times be intense and I now no longer miss the arrow storms . |
| 10 | We either have them or we do not , although we can at times make a conscious effort to put certain feelings out of our minds . |
| 11 | In many marriages the commitment to children can at times be in conflict with the earlier commitment to the partner . |
| 12 | But just as some marriages can at times feel suffocating , so they may at others feel uncomfortably distant . |
| 13 | All the rotaries , as with any noise gate , take a little time to get into using and effective gating comes about through practice , although it can at times appear something of a black art . |
| 14 | ‘ Anne can at times be wilful , self-centred , headstrong — she is a true Mowbray ! |
| 15 | The questionable relationship between assemblages of grave-goods and life is emphasised by the often curious combinations of weaponry found ( Figure 3.2 ) , which can at times seem quite impracticable ; this need not deny that the presence , for instance , of a shield alone may symbolise something . |
| 16 | The strong personal ties of affection and responsibility which bind families are intrinsically valuable , meeting basic needs for security and identity , but can at times be claustrophobic and destructive . |
| 17 | In the massively reproductive social orders of the feudal and medieval periods these elements are still evident , and can at times be clearly perceived as asymmetries of a class kind . |
| 18 | On such occasions , there is a process of mutual education and stimulation which can at times descend to mere manipulation of the delegates by the leadership and can also rise to a high level of discourse about the basic problems confronting the nation . |
| 19 | ( 1987 ) point out that stock market prices can at times be dependent on the increase in profits derived from the contribution holiday , which could at times increase volatility , and lead to inefficient pricing of shares . |
| 20 | Hardly any Iraqi combat aircraft have been destroyed , which means that they may still try to intervene in the land battle , or to hit harder than Scud missiles can at Israel and Saudi Arabia . |
| 21 | Her philosophy can at moments read like a novel , in its invented illustrations ; her novels , in their discursive passages , much like philosophy in unbuttoned mood . |
| 22 | YOU CAN AT TECHNIQUEST ! |
| 23 | With the best will in the world , this kind of multiple file ( or great tracts of copying on one spreadsheet ) can at bet lead to confusion , and at worst be totally inaccurate and misleading . |