Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] for certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Whilst it was the physician 's opinion that she had not had carnal relations for some two years , he could not say for certain . |
| 2 | Mrs Ayers , who is still recovering from the shock , said at the moment she could not say for certain anything had been taken . |
| 3 | Until now she had n't taken much notice of him , so she could n't say for certain whether he was handsome or not . |
| 4 | Something in the atmosphere of the room seemed to have changed in the course of the last few moments , and Liston could n't say for certain what it was . |
| 5 | I could n't say for certain what our smallest listed building is , but I suspect that some old wall-mounted pillar boxes will be strong candidates ! |
| 6 | I ca n't remember for certain but I think my wage was £2 per week . |
| 7 | Answering this kind of question will inevitably involve you in a certain amount of guesswork , because you ca n't know for certain what has been going on , but some assumptions are more likely than others . |
| 8 | In fact I ca n't say for certain that it ever arrived . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't say for certain . |
| 10 | However , at the beginning of the year we can not know for certain what the inflation rates will be ; we can only have expectations about what they will be . |
| 11 | While I can not say for certain that the aquarium located at the Oceanographic Institute , Monaco boasts this title , it does contain some stunning displays of tropical freshwater and marine fish and is well worth a visit . |