Example sentences of "certain [noun] [that] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many far off lands the Commission 's gardeners have no knowledge of the English language , while their supervisors are not fluent in the native tongue ; the result has been , so the Commission reports , that a form of hybrid speech has developed in certain countries that would be incomprehensible to other natives of the country and to ordinary English-speakers , but which is ‘ very eloquent ’ on matters relating to cemetery maintenance ! |
| 2 | There are certain problems that must be solved ( childcare is number one ) , certain inequalities , both in the workplace and home , that are still to be ironed out , but in your personal lives you know precisely where you are going . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , there are certain things that can be done . |
| 4 | That it would be out of place to use scientific discoveries in the course of the investigation ought to be clear : if science is optional , it would be improper to use results deriving from that science in justifying it ; and , if scientific results are held , tentatively , at arm 's length anyway , they are not certain beliefs that would be appropriate for philosophical argument . |
| 5 | The best topographic candidates for volcanic activity of Mercury are a handful of small rimless craters and certain ridges that could be solidified lava that once rose from fissures . |
| 6 | Certain items that would be classified as extraordinary under SSAP 6 were classified as exceptional : as a consequence , they showed earnings per share on a different basis from that required by SSAP 3 . |
| 7 | Whilst this is an effective treatment , there are certain comments that must be considered from a scientific viewpoint : |
| 8 | A free-speech amendment to a bill of rights has had a certain success that might be emulated . |
| 9 | Delay might give a spurious temptation to the so-called Yugoslavian army to exercise certain initiatives that could be detrimental to the freedom of other republics . |
| 10 | You also need to be aware of certain precautions that should be taken in the handling , preparing and storing of food . |
| 11 | You also need to be aware of certain precautions that should be taken in the handling , preparing and storing of food . |
| 12 | I think to a certain extent that might be literally true , but the northern part of the county , you 've got linkages into the A sixty six have n't you , Scotch Corner and to the west and you 've also got linkages here into the Wharfe Valley and up through to Skipton again and further south you can link into the M sixty two ca n't you , as trans-pennine . |