Sentence examples for certain of getting from inspiring English sources

Dennis resembled "the cat who was finally certain of getting the cream".

I had assumed that the website's advice to get there dead on midday, to be certain of getting a pie and a seat, was hype.

In turn, we'd be likely to see less set-piece grappling in the box, with defenders no longer so certain of getting off scott-free, and you wonder if we'd also see a reduction in diving in the area.

Steven Penney, director of the Asla travel group, says fans will need to move fast to be certain of getting out to Moscow: "Russian and UK public holidays mean there will only be eight or nine working days to process visas after the second semi-final".

Prices were rising, and even with small deposits, a bank could be certain of getting its money back.

In the case of global climate change, individual perpetrators can be relatively certain of getting away with bad behaviour (e.g. driving a large instead of a small car) if there is no policy framework influencing individual behaviour.

"He plays on the edge, and there's a certain risk of getting penalized".

Chelsea's in real trouble — not of losing and elimination, which seems certain, but of getting reallllly embarrassed.

"There is a certain excitement of getting what you want through the system," Mr. De Ruyt said in an interview, adding that he had learned the art of influencing decisions, instead of just making them.

Without wishing to draw my already svelte, talented and attractive colleagues into this, a certain amount of getting back into shape is called for on my part, both physically and musically.

Amnesty is the only way to be certain of avoiding getting bounced because, as Mr. Schotz pointed out, voting alliances don't work as well when each week's loser gets to pick a shared victim.