Example sentences of "it [verb] a certain amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has a quiet rural grace about it and , particularly in this area where gabled houses went on being built well into the eighteenth century , it displays a certain amount of daring . |
| 2 | Erm it produces a certain amount of , it can produce a maximum of torque , a certain amount of force a go-kart engine . |
| 3 | Kicks , punches and elbow strikes can all be directed at the ball , and because it has a certain amount of give in it , practitioners can get a more or less accurate feeling of how a punch or kick will feel against a human body . |
| 4 | The writing on a carton of orange juice may tell you that it contains a certain amount of vitamin C — but did you know that the vitamin C content starts to decrease from the moment the carton is opened ? |
| 5 | I do n't think there was anything serious , but it caused a certain amount of amusement in the Lab . |
| 6 | I kept pushing needle or scissors into his hands then demanding them back peremptorily , and it caused a certain amount of panic . |
| 7 | ‘ It achieved a certain amount of nationwide fame , ’ he says . |
| 8 | A c.c.d. delay line provides a delay because it takes a certain amount of time for each input sample to be passed along the chain of capacitors and to finally emerge at the output . |
| 9 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
| 10 | It keeps the rain out , it lets a certain amount of light in and it 's dirt cheap . |