Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] certain [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
| 2 | I 'm sure that , would the would they be flexible and and and look at , I mean certain things you know rhombus and parallelogram . |
| 3 | When she was away for those ten days I mean certain things just could n't be done because no-one knew |
| 4 | I make certain assumptions about the lyric poem , however : The lyric poem , then , is a particular kind of universe of discourse . |
| 5 | Occasionally the sight or smell of it nauseated me , and I found certain smells , like those of bread or sugar or chocolate , overpowering . |
| 6 | Yes , I enjoyed certain moments very much indeed but other moments were most certainly not fun . |
| 7 | I like certain things ragged right for example , or fairly simple pages , but erm you can look back at the sixteenth century and find extremely simple pages , you know it 's not a modern idea and the thing is that most of the eddies and currents of popular graphic design are little stylistic exclusions that never go anywhere . |
| 8 | What if I find certain issues or situations difficult ? |
| 9 | It was a Top 30 of contemporary records , but the new entries were very unlikely , and obviously I favoured certain musicians , like T. Rex . |
| 10 | Every time I hit certain notes on the high E string ( top B for example ) an unpleasant oscillation affects the note . |
| 11 | Sir : I have been reading with interest your article on Windows 3.1 in the first issue of Practical PC and I feel certain points about Windows Multimedia capabilities need clarifying . |
| 12 | In the last chapter I outlined certain similarities between karate competition and boxing . |
| 13 | If you 're here because I said certain things about you after the race , you can sod off back south right now . ’ |
| 14 | Although my hon. Friends the Member for Billericay ( Mrs. Gorman ) and for Basildon and I had certain concerns about the overall reorganisation proposed — my hon. Friend the Member for Billericay and I expressed them very forcefully , as my hon. Friend the Minister knows — we took exactly the same line as the community health council on the centralisation of casualty . |
| 15 | I must say , I had certain ambitions for higher education myself , but when you receive the call , as they say , those cherished dreams just have to go by the board . |
| 16 | I had certain rules , certain expectations . … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Once I began to put together my chain of companies , I had certain responsibilities to the people I employed , ’ Julius said in the same curt tone . |
| 18 | When I played in the Wimbledon final , I knew that I had certain kinds of weaknesses . |
| 19 | As I was reviewing the material to be used here I had certain issues in my mind which concern the structure and meaning of the support given , based upon the ideas developed by anthropologists and sociologists who have studied kinship in Britain and elsewhere . |
| 20 | Sherborne said : ‘ I 've certain targets I would like to make in golf , but I 'm keeping them dark . |
| 21 | However I must , once again , admit that I have certain problems with applying my brain to this situation . |
| 22 | I have certain responses to these things in that … |
| 23 | I have certain rights , ’ he insisted jocularly . |
| 24 | ‘ Er , if I might just interject , ’ Mojo 's agent removed the pen from his client 's hand and screwed back the top , ‘ I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses . ’ |
| 25 | Erm yes you you you 'll know from my evidence that I have certain reservations about the detailed wording of this of this particular criteria . |
| 26 | Would he care to have lunch with me to discuss certain aspects of the naval war ? |
| 27 | Yes , you find that you pick certain countries that you 're interested in ? |
| 28 | When you plug in a Ricky you expect certain things — not too much power but tons of friendly jangle and loads of character . |
| 29 | Our society 's very complex in that that erm in that sense , the effect that you feel is break the law erm you know if you want certain services , we 're supposed to have a structure in our society which is which is catered for , which caters for all eventualities . |
| 30 | She 's alright yeah , well I , I bought her a book but it 's one of these , it 's like a talking book a Disney one , it 's got like a keyboard down the side and you press certain pads and it makes a noise and I thought oh rather than just getting an ordinary book , I thought that would be quite good |