Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] certainly [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police officers who expressed a racist ideology are certainly a small minority . |
| 2 | Even though the majority of cars stolen in these so-called ‘ joy-riding ’ incidents are recovered , the cost of repairs , replacing stolen or damaged equipment and the resulting increased insurance premiums are certainly no joy for the victim . |
| 3 | Rivalries are certainly a feature of intellectual life . |
| 4 | West Indies are certainly a formidable one-day force in the Caribbean . |
| 5 | The most notorious poisoners of the animal world are certainly the snakes . |
| 6 | The tales of Mountain Biker Attacks Rambler are certainly a far cry from the friendliness we met with in this area . |
| 7 | It is a superb place for a day out at any time of the year , but spring and early summer are certainly the best for birds ; in late summer ( from July onwards ) they can become very quiet and elusive in the dense foliage of the oaks . |
| 8 | However , the experience in New South Wales so far suggests that sentences under the new dispensation are certainly no lower than they were under the old regime . |
| 9 | Monika said yesterday : ‘ He needs to go a lot further for me to be happy — but these letters are certainly a start . ’ |
| 10 | There , there lids are certainly a better idea , built with better fasteners cos there 's . |
| 11 | Chief amongst these is Kenilworth Castle , probably the most important castle in the Midlands , whose remains are certainly the most dramatic today . |
| 12 | Although advances in urban dialectology are certainly a by-product of his methods , his principal objectives were to use variable data as a means of elucidating processes of linguistic change and more generally to contribute to core linguistic theory ( cf. 5.2.1 ) . |