Example sentences of "have [prep] [be] sure " in BNC.

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1 He has to be sure of me .
2 In the case of bank bills it has to be sure that the acceptor bank will be in a position to pay , thus the requirement of eligibility .
3 Do we really have to be sure that God exists in order to believe in God ?
4 Because you ca n't keep him under wraps for ever , and if you did marry him , you 'd have to be sure he would n't stray in your sister 's direction .
5 I 'd have to be sure I loved her , and I 'm not !
6 ‘ I 'll have to be sure of your total co-operation , ’ she countered sweetly , trying to deny the treacherous spread of warmth at the thought of dancing with him .
7 Russell said , " You would have to be sure he was making it something to kill over . "
8 ‘ I had to be sure .
9 ‘ We could n't take the risk of blowing so much money on someone we are unsure of , ’ said Toulon 's manager Roland Courbiss , ‘ I wanted Charlie in the team but we had to be sure because of his reputation . ’
10 You had to be sure that she had convictions as a prostitute — first loitering and then prostitution and then finer points came up over suspected persons .
11 Delaney scrambled to his feet , lurching from the effects of shock and concussion , knowing only that he had to be sure ; had to see it dead .
12 The exiled oppressor of her people had to die , and she had to be sure of it .
13 Coleen listened to his amorous overtures of love never doubting his sincerity , but she still wanted to be sure and she tried to gently tell him so ; she had to be sure before she said ‘ yes ’ .
14 In this instance the foul play was the deliberate knock-down , and Derek had to be sure that Rory would have caught the ball and that no Australian would have legally prevented him scoring a try .
15 ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’
16 But Ruth had to be sure .
17 ‘ With Lime Grove then , if you were planning a long shot from any particular place you had to be sure the camera could physically get to that exact spot to take it .
18 It had to be sure he was the Wizard King , after all .
19 Liu Chang had said as much , but he had to be sure .
20 But I had to be sure , did n't I ?
21 ‘ I had to be sure . ’
22 I had to be sure she would tell you only about things that happened long ago .
23 After all , Luke was still something of an unknown quantity , and she had to be sure of her ground when the right moment came , otherwise he would annihilate her .
24 But to make certain that MacDonald would be chosen , he had to be sure of his own party and the Liberals .
25 Welsh Office inspector Brian Evans said to be able to agree to the council 's plan , he had to be sure that the diverted route would not be less convenient .
26 However your event looks , you still have to be sure that it 's going to sound good as well .
27 ‘ We have to be sure that they have the right product and that they will be able to sell it .
28 Now that we have the practice of dustmen only collecting plastic bags that you have to place outside your residence , you have to be sure that you are capable of doing that .
29 With this trick you have to be sure you have chosen the right person and moment !
30 Manufacturers have to be sure that both causes are served at once , and here I think Ibanez have leant towards conservation rather than preservation .
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