Example sentences of "[prep] be sure [conj] there " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 2 | But you do n't have to study genetics to be sure that there are , or at least once were , genes influencing differences between caddis houses . |
| 3 | Fourthly , from the outset it is important to be sure that there is agreement with the patient about what is planned . |
| 4 | But even there it is hard to be sure that there was no ultimate control from the temples . |
| 5 | ‘ I just want to be sure that there 'll be one stupid incompetent fuck less in the world ! ’ |
| 6 | In an important speech on disarmament in February 1987 Gorbachev asserted that while it remained best ‘ to revive the old idea of dismantling foreign bases and bringing the troops home ’ in the short term it would be desirable to have inspection access to American military bases on foreign territories for verification purposes ‘ to be sure that there is no activity going on there which is forbidden under an eventual agreement ’ . |
| 7 | It may be noted that in this diagram , to be sure that there is an increase of the consumption of the good X by a similar amount ( i.e. to OX 1 ) , the grant must be much greater ( i.e. equal to 16 ) . |
| 8 | I 'm , I 'm just saying that one way we can see things easily and another way we ca n't , and we do want to check it , we do want to be sure that there is continuity . |