Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , scrap timber can be stacked up at one side , and used as firewood . |
| 2 | Any information the client is interested in can be printed off at any stage during the search . |
| 3 | The system allows information to be ‘ filed ’ on floppy discs so that stored information can be called up at any time on the computer 's visual display unit . |
| 4 | With the reversal of tidal currents deltas can be built up at both ends of the strait . |
| 5 | The network topology is such that new file-servers can be plugged in at any time should the need arise . |
| 6 | The computer will point you in the right direction of a fuel pod which can be scooped up at close range . |
| 7 | Container-grown roses can be planted out at any time . |
| 8 | Many of the plants can be put in at any time of year , except for the dahlias . |
| 9 | The diaphragm and spermicide can be put in at any convenient time up to three hours before making love so it need n't interfere at all with intercourse . |
| 10 | Research can be carried out at all sorts of levels ; we could restrict ourselves simply to reading everything we can find and produce a piece of work which was wholly based on documentary sources and which did not involve us in attending any baptisms or asking anyone involved any questions . |
| 11 | It can be carried out at any time when you feel the need , for example , when you are near anybody with a cold or ‘ flu ; when you are experiencing any form of fear ; when others are indulging in negative emotions ; in noisy surroundings ; first thing in the morning and last thing at night ; after meditating or giving intuitive aromatherapy massage . |
| 12 | They operate in basically the same way , but VITC coding has to be recorded onto the tape ( of course without being visible in the picture ) , at the time of shooting or while being copied onto a second tape ; RCTC coding on the other hand can be carried out at any stage of the editing process , and so is the more flexible of the two systems . |
| 13 | Drake at rest distinctive with shortish bill , chestnut head , buff crown , grey underparts and white line on wing ; in flight can be picked out at some distance by conspicuous white forewing . |
| 14 | Some pests are large enough to be gathered and destroyed by hand : caterpillars can be picked off at any time , while slugs and snails around vulnerable plants are easily collected by torchlight on moist evenings . |
| 15 | This is really a matter of personal preference and the sort of facilities available in your building ( or area because , of course , nearby gas can be piped in at some cost , or use gas from cylinders if you really prefer gas ) . |
| 16 | The challenge is to play either game against the timer , which can be switched off at any time if the child wants to check a word or letter |
| 17 | The 50-cent man is restricted to using the knife on the most delicate parts of the hide ( floorman ) or to using the ax in splitting the backbone ( splitter ) ; and wherever a less-skilled man can be slipped in at 18 cents , 18½ cents , 20 cents , 21 cents , 22½ cents , 24 cents , 25 cents , and so on , a place is made for him , and an occupation mapped out . |
| 18 | A fill can be dropped in at any time while the pattern is playing . |
| 19 | A fill can be dropped in at any time while the pattern is playing . |