Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pn reflx] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ministers may choose to delegate the carrying out of particular tasks to their subordinates , especially their permanent secretaries but , because they are answerable to Parliament , they will need to satisfy themselves that the delegated tasks are being performed satisfactorily . |
| 2 | I tried to tell myself that the road was only practice for the desert . |
| 3 | The candidates should be familiar with these policies and the panel will want to satisfy itself that the candidate appreciates the importance of NACAB policies , standards and training . |
| 4 | The truth was that , while large sections of the media were insisting that it was all terribly different in Scotland , and while some politicians managed to convince themselves that the constitution was the issue above all others in the minds of Scotland 's electorate , most Scottish voters were declining to have their agenda set for them . |
| 5 | On reflection , I was ashamed to have to remind myself that the age of the donor is an irrelevance ; it is the quality of the blood that counts . |
| 6 | On several previous occasions she had done this , trying to persuade herself that the new Tom , Dick or Harry was quite as desirable and worthy as the missing Harry , Dick or Tom . |
| 7 | McLeish had to remind himself that the dead girl behind them would have felt none of this dank chill . |
| 8 | Above all , you need to satisfy yourself that the decision , however hard , was not taken arbitrarily . |
| 9 | Third , we need to remind ourselves that the college experience comprises your own self-discovery in the company of other members of the college community . |