Example sentences of "certainly [pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I think that 's again going to be part of it because that is certainly I mean a major reason why er a lot of peasant societies have large families , but we 'd still have to try and explain why it was that in this period , presumably so very much more of those children were surviving than had been the case earlier . |
| 2 | ‘ Certainly we have a better image of what 's wrong with the cancer cell at the moment . ’ |
| 3 | Certainly they 've a useful university side , which includes the likes of Johnny Irons , ex-Cliftonville and Ulster Town bowler , all-rounder Michael Anderson , son of Waringstown and Ireland great Ivan , Paddy English , son of Bangor stalwart Tim , and recent recruit from Carrick , star batsman Andy Hayes . |
| 4 | And certainly they took a casual attitude to vegetables , clearly regarding them as very second-rate fodder and not really to be taken seriously . |
| 5 | Certainly they instituted a new era of divine patience and forgiveness . |
| 6 | Certainly they evoke a whole string of imaginings about past scenes — the construction , people travelling , especially on outings , steam trains with all the associations they conjure up , and so on . |
| 7 | Certainly it demonstrates a virile faith , which is an excellent example to every believer . |
| 8 | Whether that is so or not , the English village is , I believe , among the pleasantest and most places that men have ever built to live in , and certainly it has a physical character and appearance that is strongly its own . |
| 9 | The first and major thrust of the Act is the clause enabling council tenants to purchase their dwelling at a huge discount — not a new trend of either Labour or Conservative housing policy , but certainly it represent a greater encouragement to owner-occupation than ever before . |
| 10 | Many people have condemned Herod as a cruel man and certainly he showed a cruel streak , especially towards his own family . |