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Example sentences for "certain thing"

  • And Paul called one of the under captains unto him, and said: Bring this young man unto the captain: for he hath a certain thing to shew him.

  • Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

  • Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord.

  • Iesus answered, and said unto them: I will also ask of you a certain thing, and answer ye me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

  • My brother stopped and she went on, "I will put thee in the way of a certain thing, so thou not be prodigal of speech.

  • But the question as to whether a certain thing is possible to us, depends on what we are able or unable to do, in order to gain such and such an end.

  • The reason for this is that the subject should not rely on his own judgment to decide whether a certain thing is possible; but in each case should stand by his superior's judgment.

  • But if taken in respect of contraries, they are not themselves contrary, but consequent to one another: for it amounts to the same that one love a certain thing, or that one hate its contrary.

  • I defy any man to assign a right line equal to a paraboloid, but wn look'd at thro' a microscope they may appear unequall.

  • Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

  • Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

  • I answer that, From the very fact that a man desires a certain thing it follows that he desires to obtain what he desires, and, in consequence, to remove whatever may be an obstacle to his obtaining it.

  • Further, if a certain thing is caused by charity, its contrary is not compatible with charity.

  • Whoever dies in mortal sin, bears with him a will that detests the Divine justice with regard to a certain thing, and in this respect there can be blasphemy in him.

  • Concentration is nothing but willing to do a certain thing.

  • It is easier not to do a certain thing than to do it, but conscience says to do it.

  • When, although you do not know me a month, you take my word that I will not do a certain thing, even if I live twenty years after you die.

  • If a man doesn't believe a certain thing, he should let it alone.

  • I have been very anxious about a certain thing.

  • If a man believes a certain thing, let him respect it, and not try to lower it or make fun of it.

  • If the necessity is absolute, because a certain thing must be or cannot be, a vow is invalid.

  • Every repulsion is based on the fact that a certain thing is opposed to that which is suitable for self, and hence results from love.

  • To say that I am under a moral obligation to do a certain thing is, I think, clearly to say the same thing as what we commonly express by saying that I ought to do it, or that it is my duty to do it.

  • We are very often in doubt as to whether we did or did not do a certain thing in the past.

  • When we are ambitious to obtain a certain thing, and our hearts are set on it, we strive for it, we contact with it mentally and through our thoughts we become vitally related to it.

  • She bade her maiden to summon him to her chamber, for she had a certain thing in her heart to show him at leisure, were it for the joy or the sorrow of their days.

  • It is a certain thing, and within the knowledge of all, that many a christened man has suffered this change, and ran wild in woods, as a Were-Wolf.

  • One time I wanted a certain thing or would want to do a certain thing but then later I didn't like or want it.

  • Where can you find where it says a certain thing is right or wrong?

  • A man says that God told him a certain thing, and he tells me, and I have only his word.

  • In other words, we are taught that God is exceedingly anxious that we should believe a certain thing.

  • When a man really believes that it is necessary to do a certain thing to be happy forever, or that a certain belief is necessary to ensure eternal joy, there is in that man no spirit of concession.

  • They say I must believe a certain thing or I will be eternally damned.

  • If I hear certain evidence I will believe a certain thing.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    carbonic acid; certain classes; certain death; certain definite; certain distances; certain extent; certain gentleman; certain height; certain length; certain members; certain objects; certain occasion; certain point; certain proportion; certain relation; certain respect; certain school; certain stage; certain standard; certain that; certain thing; certain things; certain types; certain value; certainly not; complete failure