Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But companies can stop giving at any time ; under the traditional system of covenants , they were committed to giving an annual donation for four years . |
| 2 | Now that Turkish eyes have turned eastward , and Greek ones northward , perhaps the two countries can stop glaring at each other . |
| 3 | Coventry , however , claim the queues were caused by late-arriving supporters , and that there is no way Clarkson can have arrived at 2.15 and not have been in the ground by 3.10 . |
| 4 | If one assumes that any paddler runs a risk of shoulder damage when the shoulder angle is forced beyond 180 degrees , then a canoeist can choose to paddle at high risk with an arm position close to the limit or at low risk . |
| 5 | Clearly , any reasonable number of players can have to go at this game , taking it in turns to bat and bowl . |
| 6 | This opposition , expressed in terms of adult education , seems out of all proportion given that most women can expect to spend at most three or four hours a week in women-only classes as against a lifetime in the world of men . |
| 7 | At recent rates about 80 per cent of married women can expect to work at some time in their married lifetime ( Martin and Roberts 1984 ) . |