Example sentences of "they have a certain [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had a certain prestige within the neighbourhood and influence within the world of football was part of this process of ‘ making good ’ . |
| 2 | Villains they might be , but they had a certain code of practice and the rule was that you looked after your own kind . |
| 3 | If the benefits of large families were obvious in the Irish peasant society in which we had once had our roots , they had a certain value for us too ; they scored vital points on the council housing list . |
| 4 | Because they have a certain art of really enjoying life . ’ |
| 5 | They 're not nice people in a way , but they have a certain dignity about them . |
| 6 | They 're not nice people in a way , but they have a certain dignity about them . |