Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [conj] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , while it may be true that individual clients can and do terminate contracts frequently , they do this to move from one company to another : every year each company loses existing but gains new customers . |
| 2 | Returning to my brief of animal intelligence , animals can and do act as members of a group against other conspecific groups . |
| 3 | Although the evidence presented does not refute the claim that in the long run exchange rates compensate for domestic inflation differentials , it does show that over periods of several years real exchange rate anomalies can and do occur . |
| 4 | American companies can and do bring private antitrust suits — a remedy denied to British companies . |
| 5 | Balancing an existing roster is of primary importance to a major company , whereas some smaller independent companies can and do concentrate on a particular sound or style of music . |
| 6 | But some countries can and do make the stuff — Brazil for one uses alcohol/diesel and alcohol/petrol mixes , and the USA has had ‘ gasohol ’ ( petrol with 10% ethanol ) for some years . |
| 7 | He knows full well that Christians can and do sin , and if we pretend otherwise we are lying ( 1:8,10 ) . |
| 8 | It is known that both cannibalistic and non-cannibalistic individuals can and do develop from the same batch of eggs . |
| 9 | APL is based on the premise that individuals can and do learn throughout their lives and that often the ensuing skills , knowledge and abilities are those recognised formally in qualifications . |
| 10 | Even here , however , the separate heading is worth preserving , since modern style-studies can and do content themselves with the mere description of distinctive linguistic patterns , abstaining not only from relating them to external factors such as authors or literary movements , but also from attributing to them any specific literary function . |
| 11 | However , problems can and do arise even with statistical calculations , one of the commonest being the build-up of rounding errors . |
| 12 | Things can and do go wrong and you do n't want to pressurise yourself because you have to get the equipment back to the hire shop . |
| 13 | Redheads can and do wear pinks , as well as terracotta and greens . |
| 14 | As mentioned earlier , social services departments can and do make adaptations to premises to make life easier for the disabled person . |
| 15 | The inferences that may be placed in data materials can and do change as theoretical frameworks change and shift . |
| 16 | Miracles can and do happen , if we are willing to stop struggling and allow them into our lives . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But whatever the accuracy of any aid , false indications and failures can and do occur . |
| 19 | Many mothers can and do achieve this and are highly motivated to avoid cleaning up soiled nappies . |
| 20 | Accidents can and do happen , but if something happens to the horse , however minor , tell the owner — do n't let her find out that it has overreached or whatever , when she next looks at her horse . |
| 21 | But serious accidents can and do happen every day of the year . |
| 22 | Newspapers can and do express partisan preferences . |
| 23 | The multi-interpretability of film ( polysemy ) and the realisation that spectators can and do adopt diverse identificatory positions in watching film has led to a new and more complex conception of film-viewing . |
| 24 | There are many kinds of occupation from which choreographers can and do borrow . |
| 25 | Since these factors can and do change , the position of the younger generation in structures of family support must be seen as specific to particular points in historical time . |
| 26 | This is n't a glib advertising slogan but a statement of simple truth , because smoke detector alarms can and do save lives . |
| 27 | Others can and do work in a different way . |
| 28 | Journals can and do change , and their contents may at one period reflect the leading edge , whilst in another they may become review journals , or more ephemeral in nature . |
| 29 | Very serious consequences can and do follow from people or organisations being indifferent to the results of their actions . |
| 30 | The aim must be to make ferreting as uncomplicated as possible , but it is undeniable that complications can and do occur . |