Example sentences of "can [conj] [vb base] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far dimmer and simpler than ours , but they certainly exist , and it is now recognised that they can and do suffer from stress . |
| 2 | Many facilities that are seen as key characteristics of an exchange , such as standardised contracts , transparency , liquidity and screen-trading , all can and do exist in off-exchange markets , such as forex and Brent . |
| 3 | The inferences that may be placed in data materials can and do change as theoretical frameworks change and shift . |
| 4 | The Regional Council has not attempted to argue that increased levels of infill can and do compensate for a shortage in the HP4 supply . |
| 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 | There is a " down side " to this aspect of a career in advertising for the long hours can and do interfere with attempts to strike a balance between work and play , career and home . |
| 7 | It is known that both cannibalistic and non-cannibalistic individuals can and do develop from the same batch of eggs . |
| 8 | Very serious consequences can and do follow from people or organisations being indifferent to the results of their actions . |
| 9 | Returning to my brief of animal intelligence , animals can and do act as members of a group against other conspecific groups . |
| 10 | Boxers can and do die in the ring . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Although , for some , the tragedies of one generation will be repeated in the next , people can and do learn from experience . |
| 13 | Others can and do work in a different way . |
| 14 | For , while editorial priorities and earth-shrinking technologies can and do work against the interests of the war 's officialdom , the degree to which even the less servile sections of the media provide a platform for coherent dissenting views is incredibly limited . |