Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money is put aside from school capitation for the purchase of some new equipment , and from staff development funds to allow the Science co-ordinator to visit the main secondary school that pupils go on to , so that both schools can look at continuity . |
| 2 | In simple co-operative work , the Art Department can plan to examine particular patterns and structures at much the same time as the Science Department looks at crystals and lattices ; the Geography Department can look at climatology and weather charting at the same time as the Mathematics Department studies or revises graphs . |
| 3 | Visitors can wander at will through the tun room , the malt barn and the still house , and can see the fine collection of traditional tools of the trade and the whisky maturing in the casks . |
| 4 | He explained that regular contact and discussion of ways in which parents can help at home was vital : ‘ Together , we can achieve more . ’ |
| 5 | But nevertheless : ‘ We should not forget that an over-regard for individual liberties can put at risk that sense of order and security without which no community can be truly free . ’ |
| 6 | Lamont 's decision not to tax the Royal Family is disgraceful and I do n't know how the Queen can sleep at night when her subjects are struggling in misery . |
| 7 | The same problems can arise at playback sessions as with recordings of student performance . |
| 8 | With less children , a woman can feel at peace , she does n't get old so quickly as she has n't got so much work . |
| 9 | ‘ If the saints can secure at will whatever their own wishes may be , it would seem the lady saw fit to turn to me . |
| 10 | ‘ Anne can stay at home for a while . |
| 11 | It changes the mind into a vast garden into which a man can retire at will . |
| 12 | ‘ As far as I can see , Jerry should capture Arras the day after tomorrow , in which case the Americans can stay at home . |
| 13 | The school year runs from September to August and whether sixteen-year-olds can continue at school or leave if they wish depends when their birthday falls . |
| 14 | ‘ The sixth form can work at home . ’ |
| 15 | It may denote ( i ) the external groove or sulcus corresponding to an internal ridge-like inflection of the cuticle which provides mechanical rigidity , or ( ii ) a line of thinner , weaker cuticle along which rupture or bending of the integument can occur at ecdysis , or ( iii ) a narrow , flexible , membranous zone of unsclerotized cuticle , or ( iv ) a linear impression without any obvious mechanical significance . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't know how the referee can sleep at night after that . |