Example sentences of "[noun sg] was certainly [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result was certainly an improvement . |
| 2 | The property boom was certainly a factor in the increase of bargaining : developers were pressing for planning permissions while local authorities were experiencing financial difficulties in providing the necessary infrastructure . |
| 3 | Most commentators agree that there was a change in ethos in economic policy over the 1960s which resulted in a more interventionist approach [ Beckerman , 1972 ] , and European practice was certainly an influence in bringing it about [ Estrin and Holmes , 1983 ; Hayward and Narkiewicz , 1978 ; Shonfield , 1965 ] . |
| 4 | Of classical style this piece was certainly an import and it reveals the high quality of the Roman art form . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know how I dare confess it after that meal last night , but yes , ’ she admitted , privately thinking that in casual trousers , shirt and sweater Ven was certainly a man to make one 's pulses race . |
| 6 | But Cahn 's team was certainly no joke and usually gave the visiting tourists a worthwhile and high-scoring game on the pleasant Loughborough Road ground in West Bridgford . |
| 7 | There was a note of grudge and bitterness but also , it seemed to me , a realistic acknowledgement that father knew best : and judging from Sheridan 's behaviour to date , under his father 's long-suffering eye was certainly the son 's safest place . |
| 8 | If that were indeed the case their Englishness was certainly no impediment to involvement in a cosmopolitan , international world in which French speech and culture was dominant . |
| 9 | Leitmotif of this year 's conference was certainly the invocation to provide for American Indian representation in the host country 's cultural life . |
| 10 | The Rowley Mile was certainly no place for a scantily-clad 56-year-old , but needless to say in Piggott 's extraordinary case it made not the slightest difference . |
| 11 | One factor was certainly the speed and comprehensiveness with which the withdrawal of labour developed . |
| 12 | The game was certainly a battle , with no lack of foul play , and it was appropriate that it should be won by a penalty . |
| 13 | The Society was certainly an initiator and active propagator , and when it turned its attention more towards foreign missions , the loss of momentum was noticeable . |
| 14 | Her dress was certainly a treat . |
| 15 | Yes , my Aladdin 's cave in Finchley road was certainly a treasure chest full of wonderful lessons , and larger than life characters . |
| 16 | Frithuwald was certainly a man of some importance . |
| 17 | In any event , the book was certainly a success in bringing Verkehrsberuhigung as a concept , rather than as a mere package of infrastructural measures , to a wider public . |
| 18 | And this villa was certainly a testament to that . |
| 19 | Unequal pay was certainly the heart of the problem . |
| 20 | The crusade was certainly a failure . ’ |
| 21 | Dann was certainly the age for National Service , if not the war itself . |
| 22 | As he sipped his wine in the bright , busy square , he thought that although the language was certainly a problem and one that he would have to continue to struggle with , it only provided him with an excuse , really , an excuse for why he had not been able to get down to the job of looking for Elsie . |