Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [be] sure " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need to take good note of this , for it is an aspect of Leonard 's life , little stressed to be sure , at times perhaps deliberately down-played , that is of immense significance to him . |
| 2 | Amongst its conclusions , the report welcomes the emphasis being placed by the DSS and Social Security Benefits Agency ( SSAB ) on ‘ customer care ’ , and the recognition that much remains to be done to be sure that an adequate service is given . |
| 3 | This was done to be sure that the constipation was and would be adequately treated . |
| 4 | But " originality " presents a difficult problem because ( unless you are doing advanced research ) you are unlikely to be in a position to advance new facts or radically new interpretations , or even to have a wide enough knowledge of what other people have written to be sure that you are not duplicating it . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't say owt to your Gran , Ruthie ; I 've got to be sure first . |
| 6 | ‘ This has got to be sure . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've got to be sure . ’ |
| 8 | It had been an end , where Jay had yearned to be sure — had been sure ? what a fool believes ? — it would be a beginning . |
| 9 | In his book , On the Trail of Terror , David Leppard wrote later that , privately , Hayes believed the Lockerbie bomb had been a dual device , triggered by a barometric switch and then running on a timer , but that not enough of it had been recovered to be sure . |
| 10 | ‘ If someone really wanted to be sure , ’ he added helpfully . |
| 11 | He had wanted to be sure before tackling Mary Penrose ; now he was . |
| 12 | Already I had ceased to be sure which side I was on . |