Example sentences of "to make [adj] it 's [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From now on ignorance will be no excuse and if a doctor gives a pill or an injection it is up to each player to make sure it 's not on the list of banned medicines . |
| 2 | If you want to protect your livelihood or protect the environment you 're living in , you 'd do everything possible to make sure it 's not damaged by this way or any other means . ’ |
| 3 | On page one seven five you 've got how to check the circulation , after you 've put the bandage on to make sure it 's not too tight , it 's not stopping all the blood supply , press a fingernail if there 's only a finger nail and the , it should go white of course if you press it , then the blood should go back and it goes back pink again or an area of er skin , always check your circulation after you 've put your bandage on . |
| 4 | I 'm not trying to work something new , it 's already around and I just wanted to make sure it 's not forgotten . |
| 5 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
| 6 | To make sure it 's not gon na have a motorway going through in next year or whatever and |
| 7 | Whilst fucking have a look from time to time to make sure it 's still in one piece . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , to make sure it 's all right . ’ |
| 9 | Sure you do n't want to see a dentist just to make sure it 's all right ? |
| 10 | Size everything up to make sure it 's too big to swallow . |
| 11 | The house is being inspected by surveyors to make sure it 's structurally safe … the girls and their mother are recovering from shock . |