Example sentences of "do [vb infin] a certain [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But they still did do a certain amount of er the stock in trade course the bins for g for transporting stuff in and all like that .
2 It 's , I mean , Freud we know , did do a certain analysis .
3 It would not be altogether surprising if higher education did inculcate a certain distaste for dirtying one 's hands , for products and things ( money , in this context , is not a thing ) .
4 These lesser varieties are not widely planted , nor do they contribute significantly to the quality and reputation of Champagne as we know it today , but they exist and do possess a certain curiosity value and are therefore dealt with in this chapter . .
5 And indeed , linking these three proposals did have a certain logic .
6 But I did have a certain regard for Peter Ennalls , if you can remember him . "
7 While command line interpreters do have a certain fascination and instill a tremendous discipline on the user they could hardly be described as state of the art .
8 You may not be putting together the salad on your plate or cooking your main course in the kitchen , but you do have a certain control over what goes onto your plate .
9 ‘ I do have a certain amount of work to do , ’ Alice said , ‘ but I can fit in with your plans , Harry .
10 erm Monsieur Mitterand 's relationship with erm Chancellor Schmidt for example is certainly not yet anything like as close erm as Chancellor Schmidt 's relationship with ex-President Giscard was , but they are both socialists , erm they do have a certain amount in common , and I see no reason why they should n't quite quickly build another erm relationship erm that would be quite similar to what happened before .
11 The gentleman in question did exhibit a certain alarm because when I told him why I was looking at his land he thought it might lead to a conservation order being slapped on it .
12 In Britain the majority of people aspire to owning their own home and those who do acquire a certain position in society .
13 These do require a certain degree of inference , but it is clear that under some conditions such remains can suggest the name of a sponsor , the reason for sponsorship , and the presence of a respected craftsmen or group of craftsmen At Avenches — and probably at Bavay — in France , and at Seriana and Timgad in North Africa , the names of individual craftsmen are attested ( although , as is shown by the inscription from Timgad , even differing ideas of the practice in which the craftsman was involved are apparent ) .
14 This and several other small details concerning the inlay do require a certain amount of indulgence if they are to be reconciled completely with this particular example of Smith 's work .
15 did drive a certain motor vehicle , namely a … ’
16 did drive a certain motor vehicle , namely a … ’
17 In the case of the South Metropolitan Company , this does present a certain difficulty , since it served not one , but three distinct areas , each with its own particular character .
18 Indeed , he thinks that whereas the master fails to gain a proper sense of himself from the slave , because the slave merely carries out his ( the master 's ) will , the slave does gain a certain degree of self-consciousness by means of the work he performs for the master .
19 It 's still disturbing but it does have a certain grandeur .
20 ‘ Well , the club does have a certain reputation for frankness in sexual matters , sir .
21 It is important to recognise that this criticism does have a certain validity .
22 The construction of a sex fiend helps to sell newspapers , for the sex beast does attract a certain sort of interest .
23 It does require a certain knowledge of the remedies , though .
24 Language does play a certain part in rendering comic or grotesque the stereotypical working-class woman of media representations .
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