Example sentences of "and [vb past] sure [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Chin had foreseen this difficulty and made sure that no child had majority control of any of the family companies . |
| 2 | On one occasion in Belfast , at a launch of two ships built for the Bombay Steam & Navigation Co , he used coconuts instead of champagne at the ceremony and made sure that the Indian Swastika — which symbolises good luck — was marked on the side of the vessels . |
| 3 | As its critic Richard Grove had pointed out , the original plan was for the trees to live much longer ( and become more valuable timber ) , only the Commission had badly underestimated how windy it was in the British Isles , and the Sitka spruce suffered badly from ‘ wind-blow ’ , which stressed the timber and made sure that the trees would never reach the grand dimensions they do in their native temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest . |
| 4 | She clipped the rope on to a hook attached to her suit , and made sure that the other end was securely fastened to a hook on the wall of the air lock . |
| 5 | And he 's had it slapped in his face , because this council has provided an adequate budget for the police authority , it has pr , treated it fairly and squarely like every other council committee , and made sure that the service they provide is adequate for the people of this county . |