Example sentences of "have [verb] to a certain [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , to be a successful physicist , one has to conform to a certain code of behaviour , what are the implications for women who , by definition , do not conform to our conventional ideal of ‘ physicist ’ ? |
| 2 | For many on the Left , the European Economic Community has appealed to a certain brand of internationalism which found expression in hostility to the nation state . |
| 3 | David Byrne wrote the perfect introduction to Lynne Cohen 's book , which needs to be a book because the evidence has to accumulate to a certain point to become interesting ( and unforgettable ) : " The photos are probably indistinguishable from those used in annual reports , medical textbooks , and catalogues of technical supplies . |
| 4 | This concentration , upon the value aspects , can be misleading , and in fact has led to a certain neglect by many Marxists of the material , use-value , aspects of reproduction and the centrality of this use-value in the reproduction schema . |
| 5 | Leonard has admitted to a certain indifference to these studies , particularly his grasp of Hebrew with its strange characters and back-to-front writing ( with which he grew up ) . |
| 6 | It could have led to a certain amount of resentment , particularly when the material benefits flowed in for Hannah . |
| 7 | We do n't have to get to a certain stage of holiness . |
| 8 | We do n't have to get to a certain stage of sinlessness , before God will give to us the Holy Spirit . |
| 9 | When I back there I am sure I will have changed to a certain extent and I hope it will have helped to develop my managerial skills . ’ |
| 10 | They often agree to intercourse because they feel they must or they think they 've got to a certain age where they have to do it . |
| 11 | ‘ War is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions , when they have developed to a certain stage , between classes , nations , states , or political groups , and it has existed ever since the emergence of private property and of classes . ’ |
| 12 | The true explanation of title by [ adverse possession ] … seems to me to be that man , like a tree in a cleft rock , gradually shapes his roots to his surroundings , and when the roots have grown to a certain size , ca n't be displaced without cutting at his life . |