"The Emperor's Club" is to be congratulated for avoiding many of the sentimental clichés of the prep school genre; it certainly congratulates itself for this modest achievement.
He added: "I certainly did congratulate him when he came back, and was happy for the fact that Sidney scored that goal.
Cameron replied: I certainly wouldn't congratulate the Guardian newspaper because I can see what has been done here where information has been published about the work of our security and intelligence services, which quite frankly will make this country less safe.
Certainly we can congratulate or encourage one another, offer support and friendship, stand ready with encouragement and quite literally, see our lives move from comradeship to memorial.
The victors do not want to hear about it; certainly not while they congratulate themselves for being so enlightened.
The last sentences she wrote to her son from Berlin were: "You certainly must be congratulated.
The prime minister and the immigration minister have held a press conference in order to declare they are, a) most certainly not publicly congratulating themselves for six months sans asylum boats; and b) they don't intend to supply any actual facts regarding the operations to our north because facts could have all sorts of unintended consequences.
Mr Chote said: "The new government is certainly to be congratulated on the transparency with which it has presented [its policies]." In setting out cuts of public spending, the government has said it would protect the NHS and the Overseas Development Agency.
I certainly welcome the Commission proposal, congratulate the Commissioner on the excellence of his preparatory work, and welcome the Council's plan of action.
We certainly don't sit on the sidelines and congratulate our little oafs for just, you know, doing what kids these days are "supposed to be doing".
