Example sentences of "to make [adj] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I emphasize this to make clear that what happened the following weekend was as unforeseeable as a plane falling on your house . |
| 2 | The Palace statement said the Queen 's action had been brought ‘ to make clear that there had been a breach of Her Majesty 's rights in the matter ’ . |
| 3 | And two days later , in a public statement , he was at pains to make clear that he does not believe in ‘ White majority-rule ’ any more than black . |
| 4 | FOLLOWING our report of an accident in which a young girl was injured in a road accident , the driver concerned , Patrick White , who lives in Jenner Way , Alton , has asked us to make clear that he defends his manner of driving and ‘ was not to blame ’ . |
| 5 | Husameddin goes on to make clear that he means the revolts associated with Shaykh Badr al-Din Mahmud b . |
| 6 | ‘ I just want to make clear that I pay you every correctitude for what you were involved in there . ’ |
| 7 | Article 20 ( 4 ) ( b ) of the Vienna Convention puts the onus upon the objecting State to make explicit that it does not regard the treaty as being in force as between itself and the reserving State . |
| 8 | For example , all that is physically necessary as regards food is to make sure that everyone has enough of the right sort . |
| 9 | More time is needed for meetings to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate fully . |
| 10 | Taylor points out , though : ‘ It 's down to me to make sure that everyone sticks together , and from what I 've seen there is no feeling of resentment among the other lads about the way I 'm using Paul . |
| 11 | When you are forming a band , try to make sure that everyone involved shares the same commitment and dedication . |
| 12 | So I did n't say , ‘ Okay , I 'm Joe and I can play anything and I 'm going to make sure that everyone knows on every song that I 'm Master Shredder ! ’ |
| 13 | In a haulage firm it is prudent to make sure that everyone knows who does in fact have permission to drive ; this avoids the problems which arise if a vehicle driven by someone in the firm without authority is involved in an accident . |
| 14 | Arrange a briefing meeting with representatives of the magazine and the sponsor , the author and the photographer to make sure that everyone knows exactly what is required . |
| 15 | Write down the communications and feedback necessary to make sure that everyone knows the details of the dance , where they are to meet , etc. , and that everyone knows that the others know . |
| 16 | It wants to make sure that everyone knows what harassment is , that harassment will not be tolerated and that there is a procedure for dealing with the problem . |
| 17 | Their job is to make sure that no-one flies beyond their own limits and those of the aircraft . |
| 18 | Just to make sure that everything 's done |
| 19 | Owen suspected that it was to make sure that nobody fell asleep . |
| 20 | His daughter stayed close to me to make sure that nobody hurt me . |
| 21 | No , no they just take your word for it and now I have got as I said , I 've got that , I 've got to paint that over and reseal and I 've got to make sure that nobody makes a mess in there , but the plumber said what you really need to do is to get rid of this cheap and tatty , horrible plastic tray which does n't come right to the edge of the tiles |
| 22 | Just to make sure that nothing stops you from having the best , we 've arranged some excellent flexible finance schemes . |
| 23 | And she was going to make sure that nothing stood in her way ! |
| 24 | Rather more docile than when she had entered , Frau Nordern agreed that she would give notice , ample notice , more than enough notice to make sure that they had the room and raised her glass in salute as the manager beamed on Erika and then withdrew to welcome the first of his evening guests , stout , prosperous looking men in heavy dark suits : officials , with their wives . |
| 25 | That does n't mean that I think people should run out and get tested , but anyone who 's heterosexually active , having sexual relationships , needs to think about the risks , and take care of themselves and their partners , need to make sure that they use condoms , that they get themselves informed about the facts . |
| 26 | They bite , so the obvious step is to make sure that they bite poison . |
| 27 | When facing a critical party conference in 1921 , Austen Chamberlain had urged Neville to see that suitable people were selected to represent all twelve Birmingham divisions and to pay their expenses to make sure that they got to Liverpool . |
| 28 | So difficult are they , in fact , that the debate usually begins and ends at the level of aphorism , with lots of commentators wringing their hands and saying that something must be done , while doctors , administrators , and others scramble to make sure that they get a bit of the action . |
| 29 | Apparently what the erm busmen do is they have to make sure that they get to where they 're meant to be on time otherwise they get their pay docked but they like to stop off and see their friends on the way , and stop and have cups of tea |
| 30 | This sort of launch will attract plenty of people , but the retailer then needs to make sure that they keep on coming , by continuing to advertise . |