Example sentences of "[vb mod] and [vb -s] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | One consequence of the exclusive pursuit of the selfish and self-indulgent ethos of the naked fabliau is that the Shipman 's Tale , unlike the majority of the French fabliaux , contains no concluding moral , ending instead on the selfish prayer : The failure of a moral to appear here is emphasized by the fact that the Host immediately tries to draw a moral from the tale — an appropriately pragmatic one : It could and has been held that the Shipman 's Tale is thereby amoral . |
| 2 | But in the areas where archaeologists and treasure hunters have good contacts , much information can and has been recovered . |
| 3 | The procedure , Incidentally , can and has been performed on patients undergoing brain surgery . |
| 4 | ‘ It can and has been done , my good priest . ’ |
| 5 | All of these trims at the margins which I would suggest , detract from the quality of life of people in this city , something that we regret , but something which can and has been enforced upon us . |