Example sentences of "it certainly [vb past] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was strained through sieves into stone water jars , and if the truth were told , it was probably not very alcoholic and it certainly had a short life .
2 The shock caused by Balfour 's going thus did something to steady the party and it certainly produced a real determination to settle the affairs of the party with less friction than had been fashionable of late .
3 The effect of all this activity in committees and small consultative groups is incalculable , but it certainly represented a formidable contribution to the growth of interest in the conservation of industrial buildings and machines .
4 It certainly made a big difference .
5 It certainly made an unusual change from cranberry sauce and was one of the most memorable tastes I experienced in the New World .
6 It might all be nonsense , she thought , but it certainly tied a few things together .
7 I do n't know when this story started but it certainly happened a long time ago .
8 It certainly rained a great deal in Nuku'alofa , the gales whipping up the surf into clouds of spume and sending broken branches spinning through the air .
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