Example sentences of "[verb] certainly [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , he has certainly done a lot to change it . |
| 2 | One thing is certain , Fergie 's plight has certainly moved a lot of newspapers , even if it has n't moved the public . |
| 3 | Our link up with adidas has certainly provided a boost to membership , with many of you taking up the option to join and receive a free headband or wristband for their trouble . |
| 4 | So that it 's it it has certainly got a lot of value an exercise like that , even with entirely good conditions . |
| 5 | Admittedly the absence of Brian Reid gave him the 250 at Carrowdore and then Derek Young 's injury at Kirkistown handed him the Open Road Racing Ireland award , but he has certainly had a year to remember and his performances in the 600cc series have all been high class . |
| 6 | They do not uplift or inspire by style or ‘ credo ’ as do , say , C S Lewis , Primo Levi or Bonhoeffer 's LETTERS FROM PRISON , but James and Spark certainly have a richness of language and a liveliness which makes them a good read . |
| 7 | Parke certainly has a brain and showed he could use it under pressure . |
| 8 | Had we sold our house two years ago , we 'd have certainly made an offer on a property that I later realised was quite unsuitable . |
| 9 | United certainly made a fight of it in the second half but their finishing was poor . |
| 10 | On this last point , it is worth emphasizing , in advance of the evidence , that Nietzsche did certainly reject a quantity of material before the final draft , but that few of the " suppressed " passages are at all long and none are strikingly impressive . |
| 11 | Yes , you 've certainly scored a winner this month , folks , I hope you 're over the moon about it ! |
| 12 | ‘ You 've certainly caused a stir . ’ |
| 13 | Next year we 'll certainly be back and we 've certainly got a lot more plans to make it better . ’ |
| 14 | You 've certainly got a lot of photos anyway . |
| 15 | They 're working ever so hard and I must say they were good , you know , erm , cos they have n't finished the job yet , but erm , I think they know what there about you know , and they 've certainly got a lot of energy and it 's a hard job . . |
| 16 | " Well , " I said , " I do n't know that thought helps digestion , but we 've certainly got a hell of a lot to think about . " |
| 17 | ‘ We 've certainly put a stop to this disgusting display , ’ Mortimer said . |
| 18 | Surprisingly , the sherry was an excellent one and had certainly cost a shilling or two . |
| 19 | OK two of those were dead but they had certainly caused a lot of trouble when alive , had n't they ? |
| 20 | They had certainly coped a lot better than Elinor 's father , a man Henry had always liked . |
| 21 | Bruges had certainly provided an opportunity for getting to know Luke better , and now Merrill could understand why Elise had fallen in love with him . |
| 22 | The robbers had certainly had a boy with them , they said , but whether this boy was the same boy … well , it seemed very doubtful . |
| 23 | Although caution is necessary with this identification ( p. 211 ) , recent excavations have certainly demonstrated an expansion of the industry in the early Roman period , apparently focused on either side of the River Salwarpe . |
| 24 | ‘ United have certainly lost a lot of money and next to United , there is no one more sorry about it than us . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Well , he 's certainly got a supporter in you . |
| 26 | He 's certainly got a thing for the trappings of metal ( skull'n'crossbones fingerboard inlays — whoooo ! |
| 27 | Wendy , and , but he 's certainly had an operation for the correction of a squint when he was about six . |