"in certain passages" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to sections in a written work. For example, "In certain passages of the book, the author's views on politics are very clear."
The most obvious token of Mr. Parmentier's success is in certain passages that repeat a single pattern again and again.
In certain passages, she projected de Falla's spare, compressed tunes with an intentionally dry, plunky sound that was very effective.
Occasional buildups of strokes in certain passages, usually faces, advertise a protracted struggle to get the details right.
With just five string players, in certain passages a solo horn or complement of woodwinds dominates the overall sound.
But in certain passages, it paints a picture of someone with a single-minded desire to move to No. 1 status among financial services giants.
Doubtless she is something of a cult, and in certain passages you might believe that she is making fun of the devotees.
In works which survive in Latin certain passages are said to be amenable to a literal, a moral and a spiritual exposition, but we cannot say whether Origen would have commended this translation.
Notionally, there were rhythms and melodies in Mr. Blake's show on Monday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, his first in New York, but most impressive were the frequencies, the way in which certain passages would make the room and everything in it rumble.
Haarder report (A5-0050/2000) Mr President, I would have liked to have voted for the Haarder report, in spite of certain passages in it, and certain statements, including some to the House, to the effect that there are no rights for the family and that to grant special rights to the family would be a discriminatory, not to say racist, measure.
Carnoy says there were some very slight picture differences in a certain passage in the Blu-ray MI:3 DVD he used for testing, but not enough to necessarily warrant the premium price tag.
However, in the early 3rd century, certain passages in the Gospels were interpreted to indicate that armies were not only acceptable but necessary in order to fight against demons.
