Example sentences of "be certain [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It 'd be certain things you would have as starters and then .
2 Before she finished here and made her way to the sitting room , there were certain things she must say to Cissie , and she must say them without alarming the girl , yet , at the same time , make her aware that she was no longer a child , that she already had the mark of a woman on her .
3 I heard him say at one gathering that there were certain things he thought ought to be done , and he was going to do them , whether people followed him or not .
4 He would read anything , but there were certain books he returned to , that especially influenced his thought : Dr Schäfer , the Stuttgart theatre director , was astonished to find a man from the ballet who was actually familiar with The Golden Bough , and Robert Graves 's The White Goddess was even more important in his work .
5 ‘ For a time there were certain roles I thought I should n't do . ’
6 I just knew there were certain places I could n't go because they were for blacks only , ’ he says .
7 He knew there were certain places you could go and have a chance .
8 We have to try to make ourselves more efficient and to accept change , but there are certain things we should hang on to .
9 There are certain things we can not do but there are certain things we can .
10 There are certain things we can not do but there are certain things we can .
11 It 's to do with the Government housing policy at national level , but there are certain things we can do , and I remember about two and a half years ago I arranged for a group of people to come and give a seminar to the Housing Committee .
12 I mean , there are , are certain things he can and can not do are n't there ?
13 If you 're to work here there are certain things you must know . ’
14 Children are as perceptive as adults really , it 's just that their perception is slightly different and so there are certain things you do n't deal with .
15 But when you start with just a basic structure , you must remember that there are certain things you 'll need to get the most out of it — both for you and your plants .
16 There are certain things you can do about it .
17 There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old .
18 There are certain things you can do with a sixteen year old .
19 There are certain things I wo n't do as a manager .
20 There are certain things I ca n't discuss with civilians . ’
21 ‘ But if it did happen , there are certain things I would demand … ’
22 There are certain properties we inherit but it is the conditions we live under which dictate how we will develop them and to what purpose we will put them .
23 There are certain precautions it seems wise to take while the crisis continues .
24 But there are certain companies I know that individuals will slot into .
25 If it is correct that our trilobite lived above the sea bottom , actively swimming in the water , there are certain predictions we can make about its geological occurrence which can be tested by looking in the rocks .
26 ‘ There are certain sounds I ca n't pick up .
27 There are certain clothes we feel comfortable in and which we would wear in preference to all others .
28 There are certain files I refuse to let him see .
29 So there are certain categories we know .
30 ‘ As long as you are in this shoddy squadron , there are certain words you will not use .
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