Example sentences of "[prep] sure [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do n't know for sure that it 'll strike , ’ said Duvall . |
| 2 | He wo n't know for sure whether it 's a success until the time comes to deal with the excess stock . |
| 3 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 4 | Then , when price is low firms do not know for sure whether it was because someone cheated ( produced a larger than agreed output ) , or because demand was low . |
| 5 | The County Council has 28 days in which to appeal , then it 'll know for sure whether it 's the budget or jobs which will have to be cut . |
| 6 | We were n't really in love , but it seemed a very great deal like it at the time , before we spoiled it ; we both thought we were , and how can you tell for sure when it 's the first time and you 've nothing to compare it with ? |
| 7 | She thought that her father probably now earned more than £100,000 a year , but she did not know for sure because it was nine years since she had last visited him , four years since she had last received a Christmas card from him . |
| 8 | She does want Billy 's name up that for sure cos it 's all over |
| 9 | In this case , Harry was far from sure that it was . |