Example sentences of "[pers pn] certainly [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I certainly received that signal and pressed onwards to the Alps . |
| 2 | Lynn Binstock 's direction ( the original version was by John Cox ) was unprovocative , almost workmanlike , and the production one in which the music and the characterisation were of paramount importance — I certainly discovered fresh beauties and subtleties in the score , which was carefully conducted and nicely paced by a youthful Justin Brown . |
| 3 | I certainly felt more empathy for my mother and what she had been through . |
| 4 | ‘ I certainly had some luck but I do n't feel guilty about it . |
| 5 | Although the despatch was written modestly , still the circumstances in themselves — my having recaptured an Indiaman , and earned , by boarding , a vessel of equal force to my own , and superior in men — had a very good appearance , and I certainly obtained greater credit than I really deserved . |
| 6 | At the beginning I think I loved her ; I certainly poured vast amounts of myself into the relationship . |
| 7 | But she certainly underwent pre-TV training , and so did Mr Hayes . |
| 8 | But you certainly received some letters . |
| 9 | You certainly asked enough questions . |
| 10 | Erm er it 's basically that there is no stated requirement at present from any of the four nations , for this aircraft to operate on ships er back in the early days of the programme when the the French were involved er we looked at the possibility of designing an aircraft er to provide the whole spectrum of capabilities from air defence er ground attack and also maritime operations off ships and er we we certainly experienced some difficulties in reconciling all those things in one design , which was adequately capable in each of the areas . |
| 11 | We certainly did last year , there 's no reason why we ca n't monitor it again , so they know we are watching them quite carefully . |
| 12 | If they were told they did n't go , they certainly got some help . |
| 13 | Sixty-four per cent said they certainly believed psychic experiences existed and a further seventeen per cent thought them probable . |
| 14 | Since they were flourishing during the period when the land was invaded and since they certainly possessed limb-like fins , it seemed likely that they were the creatures from which the first land vertebrates were descended . |
| 15 | They certainly exercised this power , but their ability to enforce their decisions appeared to be weak . |
| 16 | And they certainly needed more help than the school could give . |
| 17 | But it certainly received massive media coverage . |
| 18 | It certainly looked that way . |
| 19 | In spite of a lack of er , sort of er , carol sheets for , for some of us , it really was , as you say , a very enjoyable evening , and I was particularly erm , keen on the , the introduction of Saint Nicolas , and it certainly got smaller children , I think it was er , fantastic , and I certainly have n't enjoyed so er , I 'll be back |
| 20 | But it certainly seemed that way . |
| 21 | It certainly seemed that way to me . |
| 22 | But it certainly saw some action Last occupied in 1315 it was the ancestral home of the Fitzhughs but passed by marriage out of the family when the last of the male line died in a hunting accident while pursuing his quarry clean over a cliff , if local legend is correct . |
| 23 | It certainly worked this week ( hic , belch ) when we popped over to France , the land of garlic , CHARLES AZNAVOUR and rakishly tilted berets , and discovered a Heavenly Records party in full swing . |
| 24 | It certainly showed considerable insight in its performance of the composer 's second quartet at the Queen 's Hall on Monday . |
| 25 | This time he certainly saw blank incomprehension mixed with a liberal dollop of incredulity . |
| 26 | He certainly achieved this aim with bows incorporated into the curtains , seats , carpets and lace nets . |
| 27 | He certainly enjoyed perfect health , helped , he claimed , by being a teetotaller and in later life a vegetarian . |
| 28 | He certainly made many enemies , and not only among the commoners . |
| 29 | But Leo had n't got anything but he certainly made enough noise , oh dear . |
| 30 | A landed proprietor himself — he inherited 27000 acres on Cranborne Chase , in Dorset — he was in a position to talk to the gentry as an equal , and he certainly had ample force of personality . |