Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] can [conj] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realize that this was done without any intention of hurting anyone , but maybe it would be good to point out that this term can and does offend . |
| 2 | This knowledge can and does add fuel to the alarmist ‘ law and order ’ fire : ‘ it 's even worse than we imagined ! ’ |
| 3 | This God can and does break into human life , and sometimes he does it through the violent , the unexpected , the alien . |
| 4 | An illustration of how appropriate choices for the different groups and classes in the capitalist global system can and do change is provided by the analysis of counter movements to the global capitalist project . |
| 5 | It is widely recognised that the classical technique can and does prove a stable basis fur all styles of dance . |
| 6 | Certainly both gay camp and gay machismo can and do problematize femininity and masculinity as traditionally understood . |
| 7 | Since electricity generation is the world 's largest source of man-made carbon dioxide , it is quite clear that nuclear power can and does make a very significant contribution to its reduction . |
| 8 | We saw in the previous section that there are limits to rationality , and that thought can and does break through those limits on different levels . |
| 9 | Health Board administrators with a predominantly managerial ideology can and do take decisions which profoundly affect patients and staff , including medical staff . |
| 10 | Clearly there are times when information at one level can and does guide the interpretation of a lower-level unit . |
| 11 | But those that come together for mutual support can and do survive . |
| 12 | The inner game approach rests on the belief that the correct technique can and does develop naturally and painlessly given the opportunity and the right environment . |
| 13 | It is also because it is a well-written , intensely moving story which shows that MPs can and do achieve things , that true love can and does exist , and which restores one 's faith in politicians at a time such restoration is badly needed . |