Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv prt] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16 , and pupils can stay on at school for up to three years longer . |
2 | ‘ That you can stay on at Sleet as long as you like , but with the new owner , should he wish to take residence there . |
3 | Alternatively they can stay out at night in an enclosed field . |
4 | A speech therapist will carry out formal and informal assessments of the child 's verbal expression and comprehension as well as advise on language activities parents can carry out at home ( Bishop 1984 ; Reynell 1977 ; Wheldall et al . |
5 | I mean she can come in at two if she likes but erm bu if she 's gon na be out , I mean she can come in at quarter past five . |
6 | but I ca n't , it 's no good doing it now because you see erm dogs can get in at present and |
7 | Here , the wife is left exposed to the monk 's attentions when the husband shuts himself up in his counting-house ( 75 – 88 ) ; he delivers his wife a lecture on his " " curious bisynesse " " when she asks him to come down to eat ( 224 – 48 ) ; he must settle his affairs in Paris before he can settle back at home after his trip to Bruges ( 365 – 9 ) . |