Example sentences of "[noun] can [conj] [vb -s] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many issues on which the drinks industry can and does join forces with governments and health promoters to combat alcohol abuse . |
| 2 | With it , Nozick can and does find independent support for his theory ; he wants to say that the theory gets things right here . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The people who know best where crime can and does occur are your employees . |
| 5 | He assures them Virgin Atlantic can and does compete on cost as well as service , but he claims British Airways is n't playing fair and has complained to the European commission that B A is offering anti-competitive deals Virgin claims it 's losing business as a result . |
| 6 | This knowledge can and does add fuel to the alarmist ‘ law and order ’ fire : ‘ it 's even worse than we imagined ! ’ |
| 7 | This God can and does break into human life , and sometimes he does it through the violent , the unexpected , the alien . |
| 8 | Amidst these grand claims for the ‘ effects ’ of writing , Olson suppresses the qualification cited above that ‘ whether meaning can be made explicit in text is perhaps less critical than the belief that it can ’ and proceeds as though it were agreed and verifiable that writing can and does have such effects because of its intrinsic qualities . |
| 9 | Second , the government can and does manipulate the environment , physical , economic and social , in which people live . |
| 10 | It is a tribute to the tribunals that the technicality at the heart of the appellate process in these tribunals can and does coexist with the relative informality in atmosphere and with procedural flexibility . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | There is evidence to suggest that unprotected vaginal intercourse with an infected woman is particularly risky for the man during the woman 's period , though transmission can and does occur at other times . |
| 14 | There are currently 650 , though the number can and does vary . |
| 15 | However , elite collusion can and does entail far more than agreement on the ‘ rules of the game ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is widely recognised that the classical technique can and does prove a stable basis fur all styles of dance . |
| 18 | Of course , in those situations where the buyer can and does accept part and reject part of the goods ( i.e. where section 30 applies or where the contract is severable , see paragraphs 11–07 and 11–08 above ) , he is entitled to recover any part of the price that he has paid in respect of the rejected part of the goods . |
| 19 | Clearly there are times when information at one level can and does guide the interpretation of a lower-level unit . |
| 20 | Death can and does come suddenly in any Home . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Holt can and does believe that children should have them as adults do , and then leaves it up to the child to decide whether or not to exercise them . |