Example sentences of "sure that [pron] [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | They seemed not to be , but it was difficult to be sure that they had not simply managed to turn away again in time . |
| 2 | Inwardly I had a sneaking admiration for them because they had been sure that they did n't like the Legion and so had acted directly and left . |
| 3 | Sir : In your interesting article ( 30 September ) about the sale to the British Library by Lord Norwich ( for a sum left tantalisingly undisclosed ) of Evelyn Waugh 's letters to his late mother , Lady Diana Cooper , the library 's curator of modern literary manuscripts , a Ms Brown , was quoted as follows : I am sure that they did not have a physical affair . |
| 4 | In his school career , Gazzer had given a great deal of time , energy , and thought to getting round various people , to making sure that they did not take out their boredom , frustration or spite on him , the most obvious victim , the smallest and puniest boy in the class . |
| 5 | So the policy makers , the planners ( and the academics ? ) all sought to make sure that they did not influence the situation in Dunrossness . |
| 6 | I am sure that they did not consider just talking to London Transport about that . |
| 7 | the natural deduction from what I have said so far would be for Governments to end the necessity of monetising debt and make sure that they do n't put themselves in the position of monetising debt — at any rate in circumstances where there is not a substantial deficiency of demand for labour and where therefore the monetisation of debt would not be counterbalanced by an increase in real production . |
| 8 | Those jobs where we 've done badly because we can learn why they went badly and make sure that they do n't happen again . |
| 9 | It is a good idea to open and close valves every so often to make sure that they do n't get gummed up . |
| 10 | We heard what Mr er Davis had to say this morning , and at at one point was very very important , we are expecting to be in possession of reports on the greenbelt local enquiry and your report er round about the same time , and indeed since they they are in control of proceedings thereafter they are in a position to make sure that they do n't have to reach decisions on one until they are in possession of the other . |
| 11 | But we 've made sure that they do n't realise the extent of the injuries . |
| 12 | This is a permanent method of contraception and is only recommended for those who are absolutely sure that they do not want any more children . |
| 13 | In future , there will be fewer Exxon Valdezes , because big oil companies will make sure that they do not own any oil until it arrives safely in port . |
| 14 | This is a permanent method of contraception and is only recommended for those who are absolutely sure that they do not want any more children . |
| 15 | Check all toys carefully to make sure that they do not have sharp edges . |
| 16 | Production staff must be conscious that how they build products may affect its EMC performance ; service engineers , likewise , must be sure that they do not compromise EMC once products are in the field ; the purchasing department must be aware that EMC constraints placed on suppliers may make a component more expensive to buy , but will probably save money when the end product is tested as a whole ; and the marketing and sales department must plan to sell the advantage which EMC brings to a product . |
| 17 | When they do they start barking and run after the hare then the huntsmen and whippers in followed the hounds to make sure that they do not cross a field they 're not supposed to , the field ( people ) follow the master/masters and this is what hare hunting is . |
| 18 | The disadvantage of this method is easily demonstrated by asking the students as they finish if they are sure that they have not forgotten something . |
| 19 | When buying extended works , the collector should make sure that they have not been the subject of depredations of this nature . |
| 20 | All your quotations must be verbatim ; all your citations must follow accepted forms ; all your statutes must be checked to make sure that they have not been amended or repealed ; and if there be any doubt , your cases must be checked to make sure that they have not been reversed , overruled , or questioned . |
| 21 | All your quotations must be verbatim ; all your citations must follow accepted forms ; all your statutes must be checked to make sure that they have not been amended or repealed ; and if there be any doubt , your cases must be checked to make sure that they have not been reversed , overruled , or questioned . |
| 22 | But I mean , we really , we 've got ta make sure that they have n't got any objections . |
| 23 | ‘ It much more concerned us , ’ writes Baxter , ‘ to be sure that we deserved not suffering , than that we be delivered from it . ’ |
| 24 | I would agree with you that if the if we have gone along and said to people , well er yo , we 've got alternative accommodation for you and they have n't wanted to go then , well I 'm sure that we hope not to give them that er er , alternative accommodation er , and it 's not in our interest at all to er , keep er , places empty , and further more we have n't really got er enough er , alternative places to put er , these er tenants in so I 'm that it 's as the result of the sort of dwellings that er we 've er we now find ourselves with as a result of the er initial buildings in the first place . |
| 25 | It was the question of making sure that we did n't pay tax on any of that three four four five . |
| 26 | We therefore would need to do some quite careful accounting in order to make sure that we did n't contravene that erm , the , the requirement of the Trustee Investment Act in the future . |
| 27 | But erm it just er hopefully because yeah but really they 're just trying to investigate to make sure that we did n't act fraudulently in any way . |
| 28 | Thus the expedition is neatly manipulated to include many of the requirements of the national curriculum : ‘ We are very keen to make sure that we do n't lose all the good things that have been going on in schools , ’ she says . |
| 29 | In our own lives , when we look back over things we 've done , we try to learn something from them — if we know we 've done something stupid , we try to make sure that we do n't keep on making the same mistakes over and over again . |
| 30 | The problem of course arises , as I 've said earlier , when things go wrong , things like Chernobyl accidents and so on so we 've got ta use nuclear power obviously we have to erm er make sure that we do n't have accidents like that . |