Example sentences of "did [vb infin] [art] certain " in BNC.

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1 But they still did do a certain amount of er the stock in trade course the bins for g for transporting stuff in and all like that .
2 It 's , I mean , Freud we know , did do a certain analysis .
3 It would not be altogether surprising if higher education did inculcate a certain distaste for dirtying one 's hands , for products and things ( money , in this context , is not a thing ) .
4 And indeed , linking these three proposals did have a certain logic .
5 But I did have a certain regard for Peter Ennalls , if you can remember him . "
6 Oh , André was always a hit with the girls , and he did have a certain effeminate appeal and a wonderful way with words , but he lacked Piers 's vitality , the vibrant sexuality that seemed to smoulder away inside him .
7 The gentleman in question did exhibit a certain alarm because when I told him why I was looking at his land he thought it might lead to a conservation order being slapped on it .
8 did drive a certain motor vehicle , namely a … ’
9 did drive a certain motor vehicle , namely a … ’
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