Example sentences of "to make sure that [pron] do [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a good idea to open and close valves every so often to make sure that they do n't get gummed up . |
| 2 | We heard what Mr er Davis had to say this morning , and at at one point was very very important , we are expecting to be in possession of reports on the greenbelt local enquiry and your report er round about the same time , and indeed since they they are in control of proceedings thereafter they are in a position to make sure that they do n't have to reach decisions on one until they are in possession of the other . |
| 3 | Check all toys carefully to make sure that they do not have sharp edges . |
| 4 | When they do they start barking and run after the hare then the huntsmen and whippers in followed the hounds to make sure that they do not cross a field they 're not supposed to , the field ( people ) follow the master/masters and this is what hare hunting is . |
| 5 | Thus the expedition is neatly manipulated to include many of the requirements of the national curriculum : ‘ We are very keen to make sure that we do n't lose all the good things that have been going on in schools , ’ she says . |
| 6 | In our own lives , when we look back over things we 've done , we try to learn something from them — if we know we 've done something stupid , we try to make sure that we do n't keep on making the same mistakes over and over again . |
| 7 | And we need we need to make sure that we do n't embark upon this new plan based on a whole pile of suppositions which in fact er lie in a world of fantasy . |
| 8 | Just to make sure that erm just to make sure that we do n't think it 's just spinning wherever it feels like spinning , it 's spinning on its axis is n't it . |
| 9 | The final point is taking money out of the reserves to make sure that we do n't have to put back twenty two pounds on the council tax . |
| 10 | We have to make sure that we do n't miss a trick in exploiting 21a the potential of an infill — which brings ME TO … |
| 11 | The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offence to anybody . |
| 12 | We do not intend to repeat their experience and we have the policies to make sure that we do not . |
| 13 | You do need to make sure that you programme all the back bed needles to knit periodically and remember to make sure that you do not have too many rows within the pin tuck area . |
| 14 | You should keep a close watch on yourself , to make sure that you do not stray from the clear and concise presentation of your facts and opinions . |
| 15 | Although the benefits of dietary fibre are still in the process of scientific investigation , we want to make sure that you do n't miss out on any of the advantages , both those which are known and those still to be fully revealed . |
| 16 | ‘ In fact , ’ her father cut in , ‘ if anything , I ought to be asking you to make sure that you do n't antagonise him . |
| 17 | You have to be very careful during this entire operation to make sure that you do n't touch any of the pins . |
| 18 | And , I certainly have taken steps to make sure that I do n't get a wasps nest , but in that particular area again , because he begged to point out to me where the wasp was getting access to , a little tiny space above my bedroom window , and that has now been sealed , so hopefully the wasps another year will find a home somewhere else that is n't quite so close to my open bedroom window . |