Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [art] certain [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People often say that a certain noise gets louder at night , even though its measured level does not alter ; this is because , at night , the level of the background noise is generally lower than it is during the day , During the recession , people near once noisy factories started to appreciate the quiet . |
| 2 | Such relationships belong to problem novels , rather than to novels of action , to fiction where a place is not the scene in which action develops but a certain spot where characters place themselves in order to talk . |
| 3 | If then his actions simply accorded with what was the convention of his society , this was not because he had so to act , or failed to see that a certain convention was socially limited . |
| 4 | " I shall explain that a certain man was mad for me , and was plaguing me to run away with him . |
| 5 | But I 've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance . |
| 6 | However Japan and Iceland have taken advantage of a loophole in the regulation which says that a certain number of whales can be killed for scientific purposes . |
| 7 | l he theory assumes that a certain degree of order and stability are essential for the survival of social systems . |
| 8 | We will not specify that a certain number or percentage of candidates are to be awarded merit . |
| 9 | They may feel that a certain kind of relationship between the legislature and the executive is important ; or that the judicature should have a certain guaranteed degree of independence of the legislature and executive . |
| 10 | I 'm beginning to wonder whether a certain amount of agony is n't inseparable from having relationships anyway ; that 's what relationships are , in fact , and that 's the pleasure of them . |
| 11 | Part of the principle of equal treatment is that a compulsory bid must be made when a certain level of shareholdings is actually exceeded , namely a third of voting stock . |
| 12 | This expresses a fact , idea or intention which will be realised if a certain condition is fulfilled . |
| 13 | The new rules include a way in which national policy , currently decided at conference , can be overturned if a certain number of university unions oppose it . |
| 14 | It may be realistic to suggest that a certain amount of cellulite is to be expected in women , but severe cases should be taken seriously . |
| 15 | May it sometimes be better , from a utilitarian point of view , that people should not think as utilitarians ? perhaps it is best for the general happiness that people should believe that a certain obligation to keep promises holds independently of its effects on happiness ? |
| 16 | While one can see that a certain number of strategies might be conceived at corporate level before reference to the individual businesses , in general it is very difficult to see how this can be done at corporate headquarters unless the central authority has a careful analysis of the attractiveness and competitive strengths of the major SBUs . |
| 17 | The story is told that a certain academic was recruited as an expert ( supposedly ) on cryptograms , when in actuality he was an authority on crypto gams . |
| 18 | Families from this range were always in search of respectability and , having followed their betters into churches , lecture rooms , and recreational clubs , they were now being told that a certain amount of movie-going need not necessarily be socially harmful . |
| 19 | In another store one sales assistant stopped short of calling me stupid when I commented that a certain guitar was n't to my taste and a bit cheap-looking . |
| 20 | When McMahon received a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury in answer to one of his to the effect that God Almighty still loved him , he replied that a certain quotation always stayed with him : ‘ I rage , I melt , I burn . |
| 21 | There are local supplies to buy and a certain amount from the NAAFI . |
| 22 | Functionalists maintain that a certain degree of order and stability is essential for the operation of social systems . |
| 23 | Until you know that a certain person is going to be a good language helper , it is best to engage him/her for a day or a week at a time . |
| 24 | In all cases it is necessary that the defendant specifically pleads that a certain term in a contract is in unreasonable restraint of trade . |
| 25 | Thus , Storr acknowledges that a certain kind of original genius is inseparable from the schizoid ( i.e. schizophrenic-like ) personality structure , quoting Kafka , among writers , as a particular example . |
| 26 | She shared the perplexity she had felt as a young officer when she first discovered that a certain number of votes were required to elect a General . |
| 27 | Like Durkheim , functionalists assume that a certain degree of order is necessary for societies to survive , and see shared social values as vital in securing this order . |
| 28 | Reasons for wishing there were such things as rights , are not rights ; — a reason for wishing that a certain right were established , is not that right — want is not supply — hunger is not bread … |
| 29 | You know they must be you know and a certain amount of guilt maybe that they that they did n't support the miners or you know it was something that was happening far away and maybe y like I said you gave the odd tin of beans you know but er |
| 30 | Suppose that it is known that a certain event is to occur on a certain day , but may take place at only one of two possible times , namely , 12.00 noon or 12.00 midnight . |