Example sentences of "certainly [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's certainly come a long way from the upstairs room at the Albert . |
| 2 | We have certainly come a long way since Aristotle and Ptolemy , when we thought that the earth was the centre of the universe ! |
| 3 | ‘ Well , you 've certainly come a long way from the child who ran from me in that garden . ’ |
| 4 | Well , we 've certainly come a long way since Pliny 's day . |
| 5 | It should be noted , moreover , that the ability of the present Call-slip analysis exercise to determine the date of publication of a much greater proportion of items issued ( 97% as opposed to 65% on each of the two earlier occasions ) means that its results are much more accurate , and that the higher incidence of pre-1900 publications recorded by the earlier surveys probably can , therefore , be attributed , in large measure , not to any radically different pattern of reading at these times , but to the fact that the numerous undated call-slips occurring then almost certainly contained a high proportion which related to more modern publications . |
| 6 | Arkwright certainly picked a great spot for his country residence : south facing and above a lazy curve in the river , with the high cliff opposite guaranteeing more than a modicum of privacy , and only five minutes from work ! |
| 7 | Stewart could argue that it was little more than a playful cuff and Christophi certainly made a real meal of it by falling dramatically to the ground clutching his face . |
| 8 | Although Sherman had not used the keyboard , he had certainly made a combinatorial request . |
| 9 | Oh dear well you 've certainly made a nice job of it here anyway . |
| 10 | The 1900 U.21 Champion , Arantxa Sanchez certainly made a successful switch this year by reaching the final of the Ladies singles ! |
| 11 | These were highly effective and accurate , and certainly saved a vast amount of lives . |
| 12 | Drug money has certainly had a baleful impact on Guatemala , but there is nothing particularly new about it . |
| 13 | He 's certainly had a long talk with me since you left the team — ’ |
| 14 | The base categories selected for the explanatory variables are old and poor , to try to avoid negative paths ; if we had used the young as the baseline , we would have certainly produced a negative effect of old age on preparedness to break the law , for example . |
| 15 | The former Conservative party chairman certainly ignited a powerful piece of ordnance in the Chamber on Thursday during the statement on Hong Kong . |
| 16 | It has secured sales and has certainly proved a successful campaign . |
| 17 | Although older men have certainly experienced a substantial decline in job opportunities , the problems faced by older women should not be underestimated . |
| 18 | Not everyone had sufficient assets of sufficient value to cover what he still owed , or was willing to surrender them , but the new scheme certainly benefited a large number . |
| 19 | MICHAEL Roberts has certainly gone a long way towards silencing his critics in the past week . |
| 20 | This act certainly constituted a legal precondition to the proclamation of Finland 's neutrality , but it coincided with a period in the mid and late 1950s when for various reasons the notion of neutrality in Europe suddenly gained a positive image among Soviet leaders . |
| 21 | The original meaning , as defined by Collins , has certainly taken a mean whipping before re-release into this streetwise prose but we 're talking the same thing here , are n't we ? |
| 22 | ‘ It has certainly taken a great deal of time for myself and the other ten or so members of our committee . |
| 23 | The death of Froggy Davies has certainly removed a real character from the golf scene . |