Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [art] certain [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such relationships belong to problem novels , rather than to novels of action , to fiction where a place is not the scene in which action develops but a certain spot where characters place themselves in order to talk . |
| 2 | However Japan and Iceland have taken advantage of a loophole in the regulation which says that a certain number of whales can be killed for scientific purposes . |
| 3 | l he theory assumes that a certain degree of order and stability are essential for the survival of social systems . |
| 4 | In all cases it is necessary that the defendant specifically pleads that a certain term in a contract is in unreasonable restraint of trade . |
| 5 | Thus , Storr acknowledges that a certain kind of original genius is inseparable from the schizoid ( i.e. schizophrenic-like ) personality structure , quoting Kafka , among writers , as a particular example . |
| 6 | A ‘ notice to warn ’ might well be served for example upon a car manufacturer if it appears that a certain model had a dangerous design fault . |
| 7 | The typical case is one in which a factual statement points out that a situation is one of the kind in which an ethical statement asserts that a certain obligation holds , that is , one in which it has expressed the wish that people should act in a certain way or meet the disfavour of others . |