Example sentences of "certainly could not be " in BNC.

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1 Primarily , however , an empirically based study of public order policing is impossible to undertake in the midst of the province 's continuing violent conflict , and certainly could not be done with the degree of depth , empirical focus , familiarity , and , frankly , personal safety which an ethnographic study of routine policing allows .
2 But it certainly could not be said of the master-manufacturers that theirs was the whisper of a faction , nor of the unions in their post-1832 revolutionary phase that theirs was the voice of the nation .
3 That was the last mild sensation of the evening , for the final one , still to come , certainly could not be described as mild , and occurred somewhat after midnight .
4 Perhaps this is true of some farmers , but it certainly could n't be said of Small 's enterprise .
5 ‘ Well ’ Louise laughed , ‘ you certainly could n't be mistaken for anything other than Nora Simpson 's daughter , there 's no doubt about that , but to be fair , my sweet , you 've both had a lot to contend with .
6 It should be visited only before about 8am , or after 5pm when the light is at its best , and certainly could n't be photographed successfully at any other time .
7 And they certainly could n't be called poor , living in this house .
8 They certainly could n't be overheard , but in that crowd anybody could be watching them .
9 It certainly could n't be physical .
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