Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] to a certain [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Erm , once again , the problems are being addressed in to a certain extent regarding residential homes and we 're very pleased with that .
2 for me meeting with Jim was to say , yes , that 's fine but if at the end of the day we have to train down to a certain level within our group , there 's no way can we afford five man-days of lost fees and fifteen hundred pounds .
3 The class had seen their friends carried off to a certain death .
4 I sometimes head off to a certain place .
5 And , I 've just as a basic figure , I mean , they give up to a certain figure o before their hours you put a bit of tax and after that , but er we 've allocated him to work , in the afternoons when I 'm out , they allocate to her , the warehouse , because I ca n't afford any , er , as I say , they repairs a machine , it goes out faulty , and the onus is on me and the company
6 Only goes up to a certain height .
7 In all cases consent goes up to a certain point only .
8 If you do take a paid job , bear in mind that although you can earn up to a certain amount per week without affecting your state pension your wages will also be subject to income tax .
9 If you draw your pension , you can earn up to a certain amount a week without affecting it .
10 He fills it up , and cooks for himself , and when it gets down to a certain level then he thinks , ‘ now I might do a concert ’ .
11 As tread depth gets down to a certain level , the efficiency of the tyre reduces .
12 If it were n't , the star would collapse down to a certain size and then stay like that .
13 And I would n't say that we were being fleeced , I mean I , I think we 've always been fleeced up to a certain point but they were always making a loss in the past and
14 The International Institute for Educational Planning held an important and , I understand , effective regional seminar on education evaluation in Dar es Salaam in 1975 which has led on to a certain degree of follow-up in a number of countries .
15 But what you 're actually going to find is that what they 've divorced themselves from is the assistance and the technical help that comes from the County Council , and whilst you may have your teachers trained up to a certain point you therefore have at that particular time you you have them fully trained , and then you say oh well I do n't need any training for the next couple of years so I can step back and save on that area .
16 A shipowner whose liability is automatically assumed up to a certain level , and strictly limited above that , will have less incentive to avoid a costly spill .
17 No , well like I have n't learnt it , I ca n't play I can play up to a certain bit in the start and then I can play the rest of it like , it 's just one I ca n't get it 's just real annoying , I have the at the right pitch and I just
18 ‘ That accident could have happened to anyone — male or female , ’ Sophie said , ‘ and all vets have to face up to a certain amount of danger . ’
19 Also , the insurers will not necessarily cover all your customers and those that they do cover may only be covered up to a certain amount .
20 This registration procedure is part of the Museum and Galleries Commission work to ensure that all Museums come up to a certain level of competence , and to ensure the future well being of their collections .
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