Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , because ‘ newly-born ’ micelles can only arise at the expense of the preexisting ones ( there is a finite amount of water in the system that must be shared between all the micelles ) , the average radius of the micelles decreases . |
| 2 | An audience can only sit at the front of the stage and the hall stretches back for miles . |
| 3 | This picture can only hint at the intricacy of the colourful markings . |
| 4 | Therefore , without looking to the policy of this agreement , I think it is void for want of consideration , and that the plaintiff can only recover at the rate of £5 a month . |
| 5 | Unlike so many hotel kitchens , which are completely enclosed , La Rive 's has the unusual feature of being surrounded by windows , with a door on to a magnificent herb garden , where guests can only go at the invitation of the chef . |
| 6 | A person who fails to comply with this rule can only appear at the hearing with leave of the court ( r 6.23(4) ) . |
| 7 | For one thing , we can only guess at the proportion of actual offences known to the police . |
| 8 | The police can only guess at the scale of the problem , for stealing from gardens is not treated separately in station crime-books . |
| 9 | One can only guess at the reasons for such underreporting ; but it seems possible that exporters understate values in the hope of retaining part of the foreign exchange that they would otherwise be obliged to surrender to the authorities , while importers may wish to minimize their import duties ( and also avoid enquiries into the source of the foreign exchange used for imports ) . |
| 10 | The fact that we can only guess at the figures is one of the first clues to their situation . |
| 11 | She confesses her team can only guess at the causes of the bird 's decline . |
| 12 | ‘ I can only guess at the reason , ’ Becker said . |
| 13 | ’ We can only guess at the pain and stress those animals suffered . |
| 14 | Cold comfort for a family that can only shiver at the gas bill |
| 15 | One can only ponder at the ethics of an industry which for thirty years slaughtered dolphins in their millions for the sake of saving 2 cents per can , and then requires an ‘ epic ’ debate to change its source of supply . |
| 16 | One can only marvel at the wisdom of the U.S. government in enabling the Freer to make itself over . |
| 17 | I can only wonder at the fish that would have been caught when the river had fully fined down . |
| 18 | ‘ I have nothing any more I can only look at the pictures ’ |
| 19 | I can only look at the pictures . |
| 20 | But no one has said that you can not sit at the table and talk to your family , even if you choose not to eat . |
| 21 | It is expected that adoption of each of these programmes will be delayed and this in turn will affect dates for calls for proposals , publicity events , etc , although we can not tell at the moment how long the delay will last and the consequences it may have . |
| 22 | The response points out that there is little point in improving regional road links if traffic can not move at the beginning or end of its journey — inevitably this must involve a public transport solution within urban areas , with some form of limitation on car usage . |
| 23 | Tragically , we can not negotiate at the moment , but that will be put right before too long . |
| 24 | Éomer 's intervention does not help him much , for he and his companions can not decide at the end of chapter 2 whether they have seen Saruman or not . |
| 25 | This fellowship does not of course embrace Rome ; in Pilgrim 's Progress , Christian encounters Giant Pope , old and biting his nails because he can not get at the pilgrims , and mumbling to them , ‘ You will never mend till more of you be burned . ’ |
| 26 | We can not park at the weekend and people are already parking on the grass verge . ’ |
| 27 | They are to help pay for something you need but can not afford at the time you need it . |
| 28 | Now the one thing that I think is important is that one can not look at the problems of any given society in the world in isolation from the rest of the world as a whole , and in particular , in the case of underdeveloped countries , their problems are very much linked to the situations that take place in the developed countries . |
| 29 | Mr Scully adds that security considerations may limit what data an individual can look at — London , for instance , can not look at the accounts specific to Hong Kong . |
| 30 | We get calls from our customers , from receptionists , for example , who can not balance at the end of the shift . |