Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [verb] a certain [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was as well , similar but a whole step in advance , the why-dun-it , the book which depends for its interest on showing that someone who could easily enough have committed a certain murder but who on the face of it was incapable of that particular crime ( i.e. one who had J. C. Masterman 's aces of spades , hearts and diamonds but apparently not clubs ) is nevertheless seen eventually to be psychologically capable of that crime after all , once probed deeply enough . |
| 2 | If you can only afford to buy a certain amount of organic produce , potatoes would be a good choice . |
| 3 | Nurses can , they can only they can only say evaluate a certain proportion of the erm |
| 4 | As it was , the most she could hope for was his speedy return to Hong Kong , but for now she supposed she would just have to endure a certain amount of contact , as he had warned her earlier at the party just before leaving her with Cavell Fielding and Penny Seu Chen . |
| 5 | In fact , you will probably need to overcome a certain reluctance to be recorded , whatever your location . |
| 6 | Talk of the Spirit as female may moreover once again tend to fuel a certain understanding of what is to be considered feminine . |
| 7 | A musical snob can miss the fact that people may actually want to buy a certain kind of thing . ’ |
| 8 | A musical snob can miss the fact that people may actually want to buy a certain kind of thing |