Example sentences of "[modal v] [coord] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Levison v Farin [ 1978 ] 2 All ER 1149 it was held that it would not normally be enough " to make known the means of knowledge which may or do enable the other party to work out certain facts and conclusions " . |
| 2 | Essentially what all are saying is that a right to consent to medical treatment , whether required under the common law ( see Gillick 's case ) or under statute ( section 8 ) , must and does carry with it a right not only to refuse consent to treatment , but to refuse the treatment itself . |
| 3 | What is clear is that business managers are pulled in many directions and that they must and do make choices among alternative objectives ’ . |
| 4 | As a trade depot and naval base , Calais was to serve as an entrepôt for trade in and out of England , and as a back door , which armies might and did use , into France . |
| 5 | Naturally the judges ' tariff is not writ in stone ; it may and does change over time , so that sentences passed in 1900 are of little or no value in ascertaining the tariff in 1992 . |
| 6 | Richards observed : ‘ Uncontrolled building of the suburban kind may and does add to the general chaos of our time , but the suburb at its best has virtues peculiarly designed to bring comfort and fulfilment to many . ’ |
| 7 | Fashion garments may and do cost a great deal , but break down the component parts of that price and the sum paid for the natural fibre fabrics begins to look a little odd . |
| 8 | Others may and do think otherwise . |
| 9 | Counter-cultures may and do emerge and establish themselves ; ‘ legitimation crises ’ may occur in which the prevailing cultural norms lose their persuasive force and political domination is endangered ( Habermas , 1976 ) . |
| 10 | But sixteen was a man and when he had begun to drown as a man there was nothing they could or did do to step in and help . |
| 11 | No uniform pattern could or did emerge , and by the 1980s the diversity had grown . |
| 12 | He drank when young and while still young drank a lot , challenging himself to knock off all comers , but most of all to align himself with the legendary drinking miners who could and did sweat it off down the pit while Richard had to force it off in games . |
| 13 | Men could and did eat sandwiches while their female companions ate nothing . |
| 14 | There was no feeling , as there was among Catholics , that priests were indispensable : heads of families could and did conduct simplified forms of service in front of their domestic icons . |
| 15 | He was fascinated by horses — so fascinated that he came to be called ‘ The Man who Loved to Draw Horses , ’ although he could and did draw a wide range of other domestic animals . |
| 16 | What he could and did do , throughout the Algiers year , was to strengthen the CFLN 's position inside and outside France so that , whenever the operation began , the CFLN would be in the best position to preempt Allied attempts to marginalize it . |
| 17 | The House could and did sack governments ( such as Russell 's first Cabinet in 1852 , Aberdeen 's ministry in 1885 , Lord Palmerston in 1858 , Russell again in 1866 and Gladstone in 1885 ) without having to face a general election . |
| 18 | This could and did result in nasty crash landings which could set the bombs off . |
| 19 | I remarked that , of the politicians I had known , only Mr Healey and Mr Powell could and did talk philosophy . |
| 20 | He could and did talk at times as if he were simply continuing Schleiermacher 's programme , and described Schleiermacher as his predecessor in the matter of method . |
| 21 | Here is clear evidence that the judiciary could and did temper the law with common sense , and did not habitually turn a blind eye to social and economic realities . |
| 22 | The third part of Engels 's discussion explains why , in spite of the presence of the State in medieval Europe , some islands of communal organization could and did remain . |
| 23 | Individuals could and did suffer at the hands of individual kings . |
| 24 | Men could and did wear their hair to the shoulders , even wore flowers in it and beads round their necks — that got the pink gins spluttering . |
| 25 | The evidence from Charles the Bald 's reign is surprisingly clear : he could and did intervene thus — on numerous occasions and in counties that were vitally important politically and militarily . |
| 26 | But emergencies could and did arise , as they were to arise in 1293–4 and 1323–4 . |
| 27 | Taking advantage of the disordered and uncertain state of things it is not surprising that some mineral " owners " felt they ought to have reward for the working of minerals on their land , and there is little doubt that legal issues could and did arise where such " illegal " mining was detected . |
| 28 | While this organ could and did assume the executive functions of a provisional government , its creation did not resolve two crucial problems : what roles were the existing political parties and the mass of the population to play in the New State . |
| 29 | It could and did reach conclusions upon policy , but the final decision rested with the Queen , who seldom attended meetings and might easily ignore their conclusions . |
| 30 | But he could and did hold a fringe meeting with the Bow Group , where he gave the becoming speech of a statesman . |