Example sentences of "[pers pn] certainly did " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Slowness is beauty ’ , which struck me as very odd in 1908 ( when I certainly did not believe it ) and has stayed with me ever since — shall we say as proof that you violated British habit ; and thought of it . |
2 | ‘ I certainly did . |
3 | He was quite an average sort of pupil , nothing out of the ordinary , and I certainly did n't expect him to become what he is today . ’ |
4 | I certainly did not want existing company schemes to collapse and saw no reason why this should happen . |
5 | I certainly did . ’ |
6 | I certainly did n't . |
7 | I did n't think I looked so dreadful before , and I certainly did n't think it was any business of theirs how I looked . |
8 | I think that everyone probably goes through fights with their parents during their early teens but I certainly did n't know what it was like to run away from home and to have constant dealings with the police and welfare organisations . |
9 | I certainly did n't find it with that fucking bitch . ’ |
10 | I certainly did , and I had the magenta bum-bag to prove it . |
11 | I certainly did n't count on having a bizarre looking pooch as a companion — I just could n't get rid of her . |
12 | Obviously , I could make better use of the space by replacing them with an 8 x 12ft monster , but that was too expensive £500 , or more … and I certainly did n't have that much going spare . |
13 | Monty was supposed to be on the wagon and I certainly did n't see him drinking , until I discovered that every time he passed the bar he 'd pick up any bottle that was on the bar and drink it . |
14 | And I certainly did n't feel grown-up . |
15 | At the beginning of the O-level summer term I weighed eight stone three pounds and , if I was pleased at having lost two pounds , I certainly did n't say so . |
16 | I certainly did n't bring enough to buy a new wardrobe — or even a couple of frocks , if it comes to that . ’ |
17 | Everyone was really keen that I should enjoy their area and I certainly did . |
18 | But German-born Sebastian said later : ‘ I certainly did n't want to embarrass her and hope I did n't cause any offence . |
19 | ‘ I certainly did n't doctor the ball . |
20 | I certainly did that with Boy George . |
21 | I certainly did n't expect her to actually complain about the LP she 's supposedly promoting . |
22 | ‘ No , I certainly did n't recognise the voice . |
23 | ‘ I certainly did n't expect the Warwickshire captaincy , as Bob was a very good skipper as well as being a very nice chap . |
24 | I certainly did n't need any affection — namby-pamby nonsense — and I developed a pretty healthy contempt for anyone who looked as though he needed mothering . |
25 | And even if I was in some way trying to do this , I certainly did n't succeed . |
26 | Yes , sometimes I certainly did . |
27 | And I certainly did n't particularly enjoy it i in the final year . |
28 | Well I certainly did n't find it any more dangerous living in the flats , than I would have found living in . |
29 | I was n't able to see her but erm I , I believe the work is very very hard erm in Nepal and I certainly did n't meet any christians whilst I was there . |
30 | But I certainly did n't think , as I went into the trees , that I should have the apparent answer within another hundred yards . |