Example sentences of "it had a certain [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ridiculous word in itself , but it had a certain swing about it . |
| 2 | Geoff Link 's smile was not quite right , it had a certain relief , of course , but it held the promise of something more . |
| 3 | One could only say of an electron encircling the hydrogen nucleus that it had a certain probability of being found here and a certain probability of being found there . |
| 4 | We have let a few people remix a few things , just for fun , but normally I would n't want to change it ; it had a certain magic at the time . |
| 5 | — ‘ Non , ’ Alyssia said , mastering the French word and deciding that it had a certain ring to it when used in conversation with this particular woman . |
| 6 | If that sounds nauseatingly juvenile , it had a certain aptness in the Fifties when marriage was for many an institution for recreating one 's childhood and centering life once more on the nursery . |