Example sentences of "that a certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear that a certain possessiveness took over in his mother , always deeply caring and attentive , from which Leonard had to struggle to free himself . |
| 2 | On other occasions Rita found , as she did with the children , that a certain sharp authority was more effective . |
| 3 | There is no insistence from management that a certain proportion of tickets be given every shift , so his behaviour was more a result of the way that he defined the role of neighbourhood policemen as having crime control responsibilities . |
| 4 | Perhaps one should ‘ allow that a certain knowledge derived from our experience of the appearances of things should be termed genuine knowledge ’ . |
| 5 | They went into politics because it was one of the things that a certain type of person in a certain station did . |
| 6 | It does n't seem relevant to describe those times ; but also , as the named author of this book , I am aware that a certain decorum is required . |
| 7 | But I am convinced that a certain group of consumers will respond , especially the young . ’ |
| 8 | In looking , therefore , for a possible performance element within the dramatic playing mode we discovered that a certain heightened form of dramatic playing , which we labelled presentation , occurred when a significant contribution by a participant was communicated by words and gestures achieving a shared public meaning . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | One concerns the type of argument required to justify a claim that a certain authority is legitimate . |
| 11 | They can declare that a certain day shall be a national holiday , that a certain organization shall have legal personality , that a person shall be granted citizenship or shall be divorced or excommunicated , that certain land shall be dedicated to the public , or that some people shall have certain rights , and much else . |
| 12 | They can declare that a certain day shall be a national holiday , that a certain organization shall have legal personality , that a person shall be granted citizenship or shall be divorced or excommunicated , that certain land shall be dedicated to the public , or that some people shall have certain rights , and much else . |
| 13 | They consist , for the most part , of demonstrations that a certain procedure can abolish latent inhibition but will leave habituation intact . |
| 14 | This would be a useful feature if it were not for the fact that a certain amount of vaginal discharge is perfectly normal and natural for a woman in her reproductive years ; and what is more , this natural discharge is subject to a fair amount of variation depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | You can , of course , say that a certain bait catches more bream than any other , but what you really mean is that a certain bait is used more often than any other on the waters with which you are acquainted . |
| 17 | You can , of course , say that a certain bait catches more bream than any other , but what you really mean is that a certain bait is used more often than any other on the waters with which you are acquainted . |
| 18 | Trusts were ideally suited for such treatment since they did not presuppose that certain words had been used by the testator , but merely that a certain intention had been manifested . |
| 19 | Knowledge of such factors is important because if a doctor is worried that a certain patient is likely to take an overdose , it would be better to explore the patient 's difficulties and share this anxiety with the patient instead of avoiding discussing the issue or prescribing psychotropic drugs . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Moreover we never look hard for what we do n't particularly want to find , and governments ’ revenues and manpower were so highly committed towards programmes of quantitative expansion ( particularly at secondary level ) and subsequently towards keeping the machine they had created running , that few people were prepared to question advice which suggested that a certain new activity could be safely ( and , hopefully , inexpensively ) tucked away at a centre or institute . |
| 22 | They felt that they had a much stronger position than before and that a certain amount of muscle flexing was now unavoidable if they were not to lose face with their supporters . |
| 23 | My bravado emanated from the knowledge that a certain lady was looking out of her window . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I pointed out that a certain amount of intimacy was inevitable when you work so closely with someone . |
| 26 | Fair enough in the circumstances , but since the extended expiry date in 1952 , several growers have received individual concessions and , although the overall aim has been to gradually reduce the Gamay , the fact that at least 20 hectares exist , some 60 years after the law intent on banning the grape was first introduced , surely indicates that a certain laisser-faire attitude has been taken by successive administrations . |
| 27 | If , like me , you have learned that a certain amount of filamentous algae is an inevitable fact of modern pondkeeping , you may have been tolerant of its growth during the summer months . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | One can accept that a certain theoretical position or set of research findings leads to certain conclusions , but one can still question whether these conclusions are relevant to one 's own case . |
| 30 | 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 . |