Example sentences of "can [conj] [verb] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , the government can and does manipulate the environment , physical , economic and social , in which people live . |
| 2 | Enright has pointed out with regard to media that ‘ too much attention has been given to the possibilities of the new media supplanting the book , and far too little to the ways in which each can and does supplement the other ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Clearly there are times when information at one level can and does guide the interpretation of a lower-level unit . |
| 5 | It is widely recognised that the classical technique can and does prove a stable basis fur all styles of dance . |
| 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 | They , among other things , have put Westminster into that category of parliaments which can and do exercise a significant degree of influence over the formation of policy . |
| 8 | New social consciousness dictates a need among advice workers for self-awareness in their attitudes to clients , in particular towards black and ethnic minority clients , and how personal attitudes can and do affect the direction and achievements of advice giving . |
| 9 | Pointes can and do have an enormous part to play in classical ballet because there are so many ways in which they can be used to give character and variety to a role . |
| 10 | Athesists , in religious terms , can and do follow the programme . |
| 11 | But serious accidents can and do happen every day of the year . |
| 12 | True plants are unable to perform this trick , but many can and do use a scent to avoid danger . |