Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [prep] a certain [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If they want to go at a certain pace and not become a Top Five singles band you have to respect them for it . |
2 | If you wait five years it gets slightly steeper so the force to you becomes that and so on and so forth , forty five fifty and you can see at fifty five if you want to retire at a certain age er what 's the age that you actually want to retire ? |
3 | Secondly , if you want to move to a certain subdirectory . |
4 | ‘ Many people tend to specialise in a certain topic such as sport or pop music but I concentrate on general knowledge . ’ |
5 | This argument is fully summarised by Cooper and Clark ( 1982 ) but , put briefly , it is that for full employment in the future businesses need to invest at a certain rate in new equipment . |
6 | If you are an England player you have to behave in a certain way . ’ |
7 | that we have to do in a certain way , in a certain format and certain things have got to be included and we 've got to take that in hand as well . |
8 | The rats have to turn in a certain direction in a T-maze in order not to be electrically shocked or in order to be fed . |
9 | Your manager will also be sympathetic if you need to dress in a certain way for religious , cultural or health reasons . |