Example sentences of "can at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood on the pavement and pointed the spray can at the low brick wall of their front garden . |
| 2 | Histoire , whilst at one level a transposition of the discontinuity of experience , can at the same time be considered as providing an implicit commentary on the nature of fiction and writing : the text can be said to be formed from a meditation on a collection of postcards which the narrator is sifting through . |
| 3 | While the geographical map may be helpful to ensure a measure of blanket coverage , it can at the same time be very misleading if used as the only planning model . |
| 4 | I see ‘ psychosemantic fallacy ’ as a perfect description of anorexia nervosa — a disease in which the concept of the whole person is so confused , so dialectically divided , that ‘ I ’ can at the same time be choosing to live , as the self , and choosing to die , as the body , however unconscious those choices may be . |
| 5 | This kind of generalised discussion can at the same time draw in a number of points covering health aspects , daily routine , and the emotional needs for company , and a sense of belonging which if not met can result in depression , anxiety or misery . |
| 6 | Whether we can at the same time make people think explicitly about women is a more difficult question . |
| 7 | The only really satisfactory way to solve the whole problem is to assume that there are certain types of goods which can at the same time be " ordinarily " for private use and for commercial use . |