Example sentences of "certain that [noun] have " in BNC.

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1 Next morning Shiona remained in bed until she was certain that Jake had left for the office .
2 Cadfael considered , when he came to think it out afterwards , that that was the moment when he became certain that Tutilo had not killed , had not ever imagined that his deceit was putting another soul in danger of death .
3 For Cadfael was certain that Tutilo had never done violence to any man , and must not be marked with that obloquy for life .
4 Nora never mentioned Philip Stacey but she was certain that Constance had found out and half understood about the liaison .
5 Though afterwards she was fairly certain that Naylor had always meant to reject her anyway .
6 Certain that Zoe had said there were no other patients , she frowned , then was instantly on her feet as Anne Hammond appeared , standing hesitantly in the doorway .
7 It is practically certain that Choerilus had in mind the eastern Ethiopians , and that he combined several passages from Homer ( Odys. 5.283 ) and from Herodotus ( 7.79 ; 7.89 and possibly 3.8 ) to form his fanciful picture .
8 We 'd been certain that Frank had been kept with a Frenchman in the apartment we 'd been in from February to early May .
9 Nevertheless I am certain that society has the right to prevent homosexuals encouraging others to be homosexual . '
10 Our records of the Second Empire are far from complete , of course , but it is certain that Tarvaras has been isolated for thousands .
11 An informed insider told me last night : ‘ It is absolutely certain that Nigel has done the deal .
12 He was certain that Tamar had told no one about the attack on her , apart from him and Elizabeth , so could not broach the subject in front of either his father or Stephen .
13 That is by and large true , but Hardie is not certain that men have taken it on board and he is keen for plenty of men to attend to get a better understanding of the position .
14 She would dearly have liked to have told him she was certain that Rosemary had not finished with him .
15 It seems fairly certain that MacLachlan had been shot down by Oblt .
16 Apart from that , Alexei was almost certain that Burun had lied .
17 He was n't certain that Emily had n't forged ahead a stage or two .
18 Lindsey frowned , certain that Jill had said there were no more patients , and the frown deepened as she looked up and saw Niall Grant .
19 ‘ The findings clearly demonstrate the real value to a company of an informative and well designed staff newspaper , and now that we have added to that by taking some of the readers ’ suggestions on board , we can be absolutely certain that Frontline has a style and format most staff find appealing . ’
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