Example sentences of "[am/are] sure that [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I suppose I shall have to come with you , if you 're sure that the hotel will have a free room . ’
2 Always keep your left hand close to the release toggle until you are sure that the glider is stabilised , i.e. in a modern machine until the tail has come up .
3 In fifty millesimals , when you are sure that the organic destruction has been checked , you can administer the same remedy in the centesimal scale : you can now use it without the slightest aggravation , the patient can be cured .
4 It is essential that you go slowly until you are sure that the card is transporting properly or you will tear the end of the sleeve .
5 Hiding is fine provided you are sure that the chances of discovery are absolutely minimal .
6 And , once you 're there , stay absolutely quiet — take slow , calm , soft breaths and do n't move an inch until you are sure that the coast is clear .
7 If you are sure that the mugger has no intention of attacking you , you may decide to stay until he or she grabs the loot and runs off ; or you may decide to turn and run as they bend down — either to safety or to the nearest available weapon .
8 Advocate them only if you are sure that the parents can complete them without loss of temper and possible physical risk to the child .
9 Do n't start the proceedings until you are sure that the speakers themselves are present as well as the hosts or anyone else who will be thanked or mentioned in the speeches .
10 Both discount and terms can be negotiated , and again , if a recommended retail price realises a margin of 40% or under , you can sell higher if you are sure that the market can stand it and that local competition is not seriously under-cutting you .
11 We are sure that the exercise will prove beneficial both to ourselves and to the individuals who undertake the unit .
12 We are sure that the public will take it , if it is put in the proper way .
13 In the past we have always proved that we can cope with difficult situations and with the help of our loyal band of teachers and members , we are sure that the present problem will be overcome .
14 I am sure that every one of them would want that extra money to come to West Yorkshire , as I do .
15 To this suggestion he attributed the Labour Party 's success in the 1964 election and I am sure that no one could have persuaded him otherwise .
16 The two Chairmen of that Committee gave distinguished service , and I am sure that no one took my remarks to mean what the hon. Member for Glasgow , Cathcart ( Mr. Maxton ) says they meant .
17 I am sure that a considerable number of chemists — professionally recognised or otherwise — would be more encouraged to take up continuing education if this led to the award of a recognised National Vocational Qualification ( NVQ ) , or more appropriately a RSC certificate/diploma .
18 I was very relaxed , although I am sure that a lot of the journalists , cynics most of them , were still dubious about my time in Madrid .
19 We have all worked very hard to make sure that our district societies are representative of all members and I am sure that a breakdown of the composition of committees would prove this .
20 ‘ And I am sure that a mighty host awaits him in the Next World . ’
21 I am sure that a large proportion will be placed with subcontractors .
22 I think Kenneth had a strong sexual imagination and I am sure that a lot went through his mind , but J do n't think it went further than that . ’
23 But I am sure that a dynamic system which is flexible enough to respond to congestion as and when it occurs and can cope over time with any land use intensity changes without modification , will be more acceptable to the travelling public than rigid systems .
24 To expand on that ; many girls would retain the values of civilisation and would want democracy and order and all that , as Ralph did , and eventually I am sure that a girl or girls would break away , causing a rift in the group , I think that the causes of the rift would be more trivial and the arguments more verbal and less brutally physical than the boys , but girls are capable of a great deal of spite and bitter unforgiveness and if more than one leader-figure emerges , they may later argue .
25 I was to meet him in later years , but I am sure that the reaction in the chapel of all those within earshot , and particularly of the School Chaplain himself , exactly mirrored ‘ The Guardsman who dropped his rifle on parade ’ and the man who lit his cigar before the Royal toast together with his great friend who ordered a double Scotch in the grand pump-room at Bath .
26 But I am sure that the origins were far more serious than that .
27 I am sure that the people who inserted the notice had the best of motives .
28 I am sure that the more love you receive , the more you can give : the more you give , the more you can receive .
29 I am sure that the President and his advisors and most of the scientists who went to work on this project had heavy hearts …
30 I am sure that the maudlin singing was top notch , but this is not my point .
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