Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A set of 3-D viewing glasses will be bound into magazines , so that readers can look at a waiter who appears to be offering them a tray of cocktails . |
| 2 | ‘ The helicopter provides a running commentary to the police control room situated in Chester , so the police cars can follow at a safe distance . ’ |
| 3 | The reason for this is so that the recipient can see at a glance what the letter is about . |
| 4 | You will note , however , from my colleague 's memo to me that before DEF can arrive at a price they would wish to meet management . |
| 5 | It is an ideal setting in which visitors can see at a glance the high standard of design and quality in keeping with Sweden 's reputation for advanced and stylish design . |
| 6 | Even a Gladiator can crack at a moment like that . ’ |
| 7 | A thatcher can look at a roof and tell you who thatched it by the pattern . ’ |
| 8 | If the caption does become detached the finder can see at a glance what it is . |
| 9 | Such essential measures as library expenditure per student , per capita computing costs , and many other management data , are now available for the first time in published form , so that universities can see at a glance how they measure up to similar institutions . |
| 10 | A phased move may prove ideal if the original location of the company is spread over several sites as one site can move at a time and so not cause total disruption to the business . |
| 11 | In general this is certainly true , as the experienced eye can tell at a glance whether the style of an ancient Greek coin is that of the archaic or of the later , classical period ; in a similar way one can argue from the change in the type of helmet worn by the goddess Athena on Athenian vases in the period 540–510 BC that Athenian coins depicting the same goddess with the same helmet are unlikely to have been made before that time . |
| 12 | Fourteen two , erm the great problem is it 's easier to get if an afternoon meeting can finish at a reasonable time , then I can probably but erm I think if you , if you 're looking at the clock when home in the evening for a number of reasons it might be then I would this and unless we can sort of put a restricted time on the agenda which is impossible , I can imagine coming down here at two o'clock for the meeting . |
| 13 | It means that only one person can speak at a time and that members can not address each other directly . |
| 14 | Water can applied at a lower application rate in a much faster time or heavier rate if required simply by adjusting the travel speed . |
| 15 | For example , one type of silicon diode used in microwave communications can operate at a power density of I kilowatt per square millimetre of base area . |
| 16 | Recently some people have been trying a different approach , seeing if they can change the nature of the atoms such that fusion can occur at a useful rate even at room temperature . |
| 17 | It 's a lot of fun , and people can excel at a variety of skills . |
| 18 | There may be a notice board which has them all written down , so that residents and staff can see at a glance what 's on today . |
| 19 | From the ‘ stop-go chart ’ the reservations staff can see at a glance that on Friday 4 May and Saturday 5 May there are no single or double rooms available . |
| 20 | Wide roads lead to a new bridge crossing the water and traffic can proceed at a fast pace without a halt . |
| 21 | In theory , each phase of schooling can see at a glance what is to be built upon it — and can see the size of that future building . |
| 22 | The project focuses on the manner and extent to which these interests can arrive at a common view on the objectives of vocational training . |
| 23 | But genes can act at a distance ; extended phenotypes can extend a long way . |
| 24 | PARENTS ' disapproval of their child 's friends can begin at a surprisingly young age . |
| 25 | It 's crucial that even a basic name and address system can get at a particular name , or group of names , as quickly as possible . |
| 26 | Ed 's comment : Kissing Gouramis are surprisingly tolerant of water chemistry , and farm-raised specimens can breed at a more manageable size than wild fish . |
| 27 | By displaying the hierarchical and relative structure of the classification the user can search at a subject level over and above the strict document level . |
| 28 | Andy Linighan can go at a cut-price £750,000 ; Paul Davies and defender Stephen Morrow at £500,000 apiece and Colin Pates for £250,000 . |