Example sentences of "can [conj] [verb] [vb infin] the " 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 | Clearly there are times when information at one level can and does guide the interpretation of a lower-level unit . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Athesists , in religious terms , can and do follow the programme . |