Example sentences of "[noun] be sure [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Germans are sure that energy costs and price increases for raw materials will soon be compelling their industries to recycle as much as possible . |
| 2 | I am not sure at the moment if the labour are sure if they would work under the Labour government . |
| 3 | Although the current climate of education cut-backs and competition from a large variety of exercise classes presents a considerable challenge to the development of Medau , Pat is sure that the Grant Aid Programme , which she has been appointed to implement , has strengthened the foundations on which the Medau family can build . |
| 4 | Yet the shepherd is sure that he does , and so they have a short argument , which ends with Moses telling the shepherd to hide behind the bushes to find out whether in fact God does come to drink the milk . |
| 5 | Marie was sure that this was because he did n't want to make his family out as ‘ better ’ than hers : he knew she lived on a scruffy council estate with a bad reputation . |
| 6 | Her blue eyes widened , and Britta was sure that her mouth formed the word No ! |
| 7 | She was still mad at Lucy for something , and Lucy was sure that a little time and concentration would tell her what … but for the moment , somehow , the knowledge was just out of reach . |
| 8 | Ramsey was sure that this was a first in history ; the settlement of the choice of an Archbishop of Canterbury by telephone . |
| 9 | This was a clumsy piece of diplomacy : the offer was not implemented , though Thucydides is sure that it was sincere . |
| 10 | Kathryn Cullen of Swansea is sure that she lives in some capacity in World War II . |
| 11 | Alexei was sure that his suspicions were plain upon his face as he spoke . |
| 12 | The wheels caught loose stones and they rattled downwards to oblivion , and Maggie was sure that she would soon follow them . |
| 13 | Tzann was sure that he had made his point . |
| 14 | When the older woman strained to attract Fru Møller 's attention for more coffee , Elisabeth was sure that she could hear seams ripping apart and press-studs popping . |
| 15 | Frank was sure that the cause was not physical but was part of the mental unsettlement . |
| 16 | Martin Connelly was sure that his eyes were open , yet he could see nothing . |
| 17 | Certainly the surgeon who performed the cholecystectomy on day 12 after the procedure was sure that he had found aperforation in the gall bladder seperate from the puncture site . |
| 18 | Athelstan was sure that they all looked his way but again came the shrill bray of the trumpets . |
| 19 | The King was sure that the present Prime Minister was the only man who could save the country and His Majesty himself was prepared to support him … |
| 20 | But neither could its enemies be sure that it would n't . |
| 21 | When making a contract be sure that you are both talking about the same thing . |
| 22 | Therefore , you will be asked to continue using the wheelchair to move the patient around until the physiotherapist is sure that he has reached the point where he can walk correctly and safely . |
| 23 | The observer is sure that his memory must be wrong . |
| 24 | The extensive method is sure but shallow , the intensive deep but hazardous . |
| 25 | Simply by leaving the door open , the receptionist was sure that the patient 's face was in full light whilst speaking . |
| 26 | Lucy was shy as hell , and Jay was sure and easy . |
| 27 | As was suggested in a paper published last year by the 1988 Forum ( as it then was ) Mr Heseltine was sure that the Church was part of the fabric of national life ; Mr Hurd appeared to have established agreeable diplomatic relations with the Almighty ; and ‘ John Major seemed the least ‘ churchy ’ yet perhaps the most thoughtful and original ’ in discussing faith and politics . |
| 28 | Mr Loxton was sure that it was the actor he had witnessed near the shop at about the incriminating time . |
| 29 | When , in a voice that is neither , he sings ‘ My arms were sure and strong ’ , a glance at his thin arms and meagre frame brings you dangerously close to a belly-laugh . ’ |
| 30 | Atari is sure that people are used to colour , and will not go back to black and white , even if the machine is pocket-sized . |