Example sentences of "can [be] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Artists can be at a disadvantage in group exhibitions as only a small part of their activity can be seen . |
| 2 | Some of these claims can be considered , and either allowed or disallowed , only by looking at the work as a whole ; others can be at least understood after reading only a few lines : |
| 3 | PASSIONS run high when the subject of animal rights is raised ; so high that the warring factions can be at odds even over ownership of key metaphors in the argument . |
| 4 | It may be at the time that they hear the person is going to die ; it may be when they suddenly recognize that the person has become very ill ; it can be at almost any stage when the threat of loss comes into their mind . |
| 5 | It is usually paid for via state-funded organisations and can at least be relied on even if it can be at times both economically and spiritually unrewarding . |
| 6 | A woman can be at once lovely and loathsome , chaste and lecherous , Sacred Bride and Queen of Hell . |
| 7 | Shut your mouth , so , and see how speedy Ewan can be at getting that fuzz scraped off your face . |
| 8 | For our emotions , too , can be at sea unless the authority of God 's word is hidden within our hearts . |
| 9 | ‘ Youse can be at the codding , when youse like , ’ he mumbled thickly , ‘ but if this auld one in here — ’ he tapped the coffin with his glass — ‘ if this fella wants to , I tell ye , he 'll be sittin' up as bright as ye like and be givin' us all the ‘ Lark ’ , just as he was doin' that night when — ‘ |
| 10 | Elsewhere , Duncan and I have made an attempt to overcome these problems by putting forward a conceptual view of local politics which stresses the social relations involved , which highlights the importance of the locality , and which is based on the notion that local state institutions can be at once an agent of , and an obstacle to , central demands ( Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 ) . |
| 11 | The latter form handles for winding in the line and the handles can be at opposite ends , or have one central to act as a pivot , rotating in the free hand . |
| 12 | And they can be at their least lovable on foreign soil , especially in Paris , where French forwards stamp on blameless English heads and French waiters wilfully ignore instructions . |
| 13 | Self-confidence can be at a low ebb if you 've just been told to p … off by an embittered pedestrian . |
| 14 | He added : ‘ If things keep going well , Trevor can be at Hillsborough for as long as he wants . |
| 15 | ‘ Chappie stayed on and scored , which sums him up — it sounds stupid but he can be at his best when he 's injured ! ’ |
| 16 | It is simply an appetite , like any other , and Jackie can be at his funniest when he is mocking this propensity in himself : the endless appearances , the systematic use of his celebrity , the unlimited sponsorships , the directorships , the new business ventures , the life that is taken up , 100 per cent , in ‘ making it ’ and , having made it , in making some more . |
| 17 | Because nothing can travel faster than light , an object that can vary its output of energy within a period of a few days can be at best a few light-days across . |
| 18 | In today 's compact kitchen , space can be at a premium , so our storage drawer provides easy access to your baking and roasting equipment . |
| 19 | Lunch can be at four , dinner at ten ( blame it on the midday heat ) . |
| 20 | Borders can be at the top , middle or bottom of a wall . |
| 21 | As longitudinal studies have shown that fearful children can be at risk for later behaviour problems ( Richman et al . |
| 22 | I do n't imagine that the children can be at risk . |
| 23 | For gifted children much of the school day can be at the best an irrelevance , at the worst a tedious obstruction to effective learning . |
| 24 | Each shot can be at the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |
| 25 | Each shot can be at either the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |
| 26 | Each shot can be at either the same target , or at a different target within 2″ of the last one . |
| 27 | But we know children can be at risk from even well-qualified professionals appointed to care for them ( not least in children 's homes to which they have been sent for their own welfare and safety ) , or from parents not burdened by a ‘ learning difficulty ’ label ( witness the recent ‘ home alone ’ cases here and in the United States ) . |
| 28 | The authors have argued elsewhere ( Brechin and Swain , 1988 ) that the skill-development focus of goal planning and Individual Planning can be at odds with an approach that emphasises an individual 's right to be valued for what he/she is , and to have opportunities for an ordinary life made available unconditionally . |
| 29 | Some of them , sometimes , can be at least partially satisfied vicariously rather than directly ( when we are audiences or spectators ) . |
| 30 | The work can be at various levels from initial reconnaissance to diamond drilling but is not intended to go beyond the discovery stage of a mineral deposit . |