Example sentences of "[to-vb] out a certain [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Martin 's solicitude made Nick ashamed : it seemed to point out a certain coldness in his own heart .
2 And holding up his pad of fixed-penalty tickets he went on , ‘ You 're also under pressure to give out a certain amount of these things ’ ( FN 17/12/87 , p. 25 ) .
3 We did , however , manage to carry out a certain amount of court observation and also to interview solicitors who dealt with some of the cases .
4 Therefore , it was possible for subjects to carry out a certain amount of integration of information even when they did not know the theme of the passage .
5 Teachers need not be afraid of explaining to pupils their reasons for wanting them to carry out a certain piece of investigatory work .
6 I can , yes I can remember having this sort of question about people with jugs and they wanted to measure out a certain amount , but they have n't got any markings for this certain amount and that awful
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