Example sentences of "[pron] for certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | His answer , when it came , was vague : he had heard rumours , but knew nothing for certain ; there had been talk of treachery . |
| 2 | Nothing for certain but the dark weather and the bitter cold . |
| 3 | I 've often asked , but nobody could tell me for certain . ’ |
| 4 | Er but nobody could tell me for certain what it was that they intended to use it for , er but it was apparently not guaranteed that it would continue to be used er as a market hall . |
| 5 | Jacob is not dealing with a demon , and when the answer to his question comes , together with the dawn , he knows that himself for certain : ‘ Why is it that you ask my name ? ’ |
| 6 | We 'll be able to tell you for certain later . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't ask you to sell better , ladies and gentlemen , I do n't ask you to sell itself for certain companies , I 'd like you to , but I do n't . |
| 8 | No one for certain — ’ |
| 9 | She could be bluffing we do n't that do we for certain erm yes we have got one who will accept the salary yes we could take one from outside the field that 's why I wanted this deadline so if we do n't get the increase in salary by this date we can then start planning and take on board the second tier level |
| 10 | Stephane Grappelli , the renowned jazz violinist , employed English agents who booked him for certain concerts . |
| 11 | It can be shown to have uses and it may well be advantageous for working-class children to learn it for certain purposes . |
| 12 | In fact , knew it for certain when , ‘ Since you 're not going anywhere for a while , perhaps you 'd like to take a seat now , ’ he suggested . |
| 13 | It was at the expense of last year 's Irish champion Mark Delaney that Kirk , from the Cairnlodge club rose to Ulster title status some months ago and if the Games team of '94 was picked tomorrow , this lanky shipyard apprentice would be in it for certain . |
| 14 | We need not take up the argument here : let us , instead , turn to the more interesting subject of the explanations offered by the Ndembu themselves for certain key symbolic motifs . |
| 15 | You can cover yourself for certain kinds of private medical treatment , including hospital stays , and you can cover yourself so that you will receive an income if you should fall sick and not be able to work . |
| 16 | They 'll be able to tell us for certain later . |
| 17 | When you 're observing real animals living real lives , it 's often very hard to know anything for certain . |
| 18 | I do n't know anything for certain . ’ |