Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] be [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | You may be sure that I have now placed a regular order with CRA St Albans , my local stockist , so that I am not disappointed in the future . |
| 32 | If you use binoculars or a telescope and see a star as a large , shimmering globe , you may be sure that there is something wrong with the focus . |
| 33 | If you look at Corona and find only one star in the bowl above the seventh magnitude , you may be sure that R Coronæ has faded . |
| 34 | If you look at Algol and find that it is no brighter than Epsilon or Zeta , you may be sure that an eclipse is in progress . |
| 35 | If you see any star of comparable brightness , you may be sure that it is T. Pyxis is included on the chart with Puppis . |
| 36 | If you find the same language in distant countries , you may be sure that the inhabitants have been the same people , that is to say , if you find the languages a good deal the same ; for a word here and there being the same will not do . ’ |
| 37 | But you may be sure that the lords of the other cities will be appraised of these conditions by nightfall . ’ |
| 38 | If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’ |
| 39 | Examine any relationship you have experienced ; you may be confident that the initiative was taken by one party rather than the other , but was it ? |
| 40 | You may be aware that there is a blood test which can tell if you have been infected with HIV , the virus that can cause AIDS . |
| 41 | And as you may be aware that er in , in , in in the local elections this year , in May , the Conservative Party did dramatically well , much better than it did in the general election yeah ? |
| 42 | You may be aware that in the wake of last year 's Earth Summit the Government is preparing a National Sustainability Report for submission to the United Nation 's Commission for Sustainable Development . |
| 43 | You may be aware that methyl bromide , which is to be used in fumigating the Herbarium , can have deleterious effects on leather bindings and other animal products . |
| 44 | er and and and nice to know that we want to establish contact and you may be aware that we 've had this plan , and , and what we want it to achieve is so and so , and we 'd like to set it up in this way . |
| 45 | What I want to look at now , a new sub-heading , and it 's the relationship , right , between total , average and marginal functions As you may be aware that economists are obsessed with the concept of the margin and there 's a neat relationship a couple of relationships embedded , alright , er embedded in this relationship between total marginal and average functions that is applicable to all total marginal and average functions whether we whether we be looking at marginal cost , marginal revenue , marginal products , right , the same relationship will hold for all of them . |
| 46 | You may be amazed that such an obvious shortcoming to a staff plan should have continued to escape my notice , but then you will agree that such is often the way with matters one has given abiding thought to over a period of time ; one is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event . |
| 47 | You may be surprised that your partner had also wanted to raise it with you , but was n't sure how . |
| 48 | In view of what we have said about the suitability of particular registers for writing , you may be surprised that we ourselves are adopting a relatively conversational register in this book . |
| 49 | A number of firms are offering interest-free credit , especially on big electrical items , but you must be convinced that you can keep up all the payments . |
| 50 | If you have applied to the Social Services to help with funding you must be sure that you have their written approval too before work starts . |
| 51 | It is not an easy ride , by any means , and you must be sure that it is what you really want to do . |
| 52 | If you have a few people taking orders for the same goods , you must be sure that one does n't commit the firm to a big shipment when another has just sold the last of the stock . |
| 53 | You must be sure that it 's over … ? ’ |
| 54 | To use this script safely , you must be confident that all the damaged records are defective in the same way and will all be cured by this process . |
| 55 | Since you signed it 's been a little bit up and down , some goals conceded , not necessarily down to you , so you must be pleased that things have settled down a bit ? |
| 56 | Throughout all stages of the coaching session you must be careful that your authority does not create a passive assent to questions and feedback . |
| 57 | I certainly did , yes , I certainly made a point that you must be careful that , erm , particularly the self-employed , that you do n't exceed the maximum allowable . |
| 58 | You must be satisfied that the patient is progressing towards cure according to homœopathic principles : some repetition of an ill chosen remedy may do no harm , because of the brief action of each dose , but persistent use of a superficial remedy may cause harm . |
| 59 | ‘ Jane , you must be surprised that we do n't show any sadness at our uncle 's death . |
| 60 | But you must be aware that lots of guitarists today are still trying to do exactly that … |