Example sentences of "can [conj] [verb] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It states that ‘ even those medical authorities who label alcoholism a ‘ disease ’ concede that it is a disease that can and does involve significant elements of volition ’ . |
| 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 | American companies can and do bring private antitrust suits — a remedy denied to British companies . |
| 4 | Newspapers can and do express partisan preferences . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Gramsci is therefore arguing that class cleavages can and do take spatial forms , such as urban capitalist middle-class versus rural semi-feudal peasantry . |
| 7 | 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 . |