Example sentences of "did [vb infin] certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only is the method not scientific but , to the extent that Marx did make certain historical prophecies which can be related to empirical evidence over long periods of time , these can be examined and by and large they have not proved to be valid . |
| 2 | ( The Supply of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 , which introduced statutory control over exclusion clauses in sale contracts did make certain clauses " void " , and there are provisions making contract terms " void " in other legislation , such as the Consumer Credit Act 1974 . ) |
| 3 | In the 1930s , this Conservative outlook ( rather than philosophy ) did not face any very serious challenge from the Labour Party 's ideas but events did inflict certain serious blows . |
| 4 | Ted lived with his mother , an arrangement which , while it lacked many of the usual tragi-comedy trappings of such situations , did present certain problems . |
| 5 | However , it did benefit certain social classes in certain areas . |
| 6 | But Grandad did have certain very useful talents . |
| 7 | Katherine liked to believe that she was n't vindictive , but she did have certain rules , certain standards , both for her house and her business , and one of the reasons she had been so successful both in Dublin and now in London , was because she applied those rules rigorously . |
| 8 | Differences in wealth were not easily transmuted into self-conscious social distinctions , but they did require certain forms of expenditure . |
| 9 | In addition to this breach of the moral duty of fidelity , the court appears to have been concerned with the risk of confidential information being passed to competitors , because it was satisfied that the plaintiffs did own certain business secrets of which the employees had knowledge . |