Example sentences of "that everything was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I told him I 'd still like to meet her , because I wanted to make sure that everything was above board . |
| 2 | That meant a substantial breakfast , followed by a word with Posi to confirm that everything was on course and on line . |
| 3 | Satisfied that everything was to her satisfaction , she crossed the hall and entered the sitting room behind her daughter . |
| 4 | Within an hour his bed was moved down to the hall , so that everything was under his own eye . |
| 5 | I wanted to get on with the drop — the pilot had been in that freezing water for long enough ! i changed to a right-hand hold , then I talked to my passengers as much as possible to keep them calm and show that everything was under control . |
| 6 | Telling me that everything was under control . |
| 7 | I was the person who was supposed to go to every city before David got there to make sure that everything was in order , that the hall that was going to be performed in had all the facilities that were required — and the hotels — I had to check all of that . |
| 8 | And then , reassuring myself , I would gaze upon the white and gold protector , the messenger of the Almighty , and know that everything was in order . |
| 9 | Towards evening , Ian thought that he had better make certain that everything was in order , before the Colonel returned , and telephoned his friend : ‘ Now Ian , everything is just as fine as it should be ; you can tell the Colonel that his good lady will be well out to sea by now . ’ |
| 10 | For all that he could be expected to stay in the Lorrimores , car for at least fifteen more minutes I felt decidedly jittery , and I left the door open so that if he did come back unexpectedly I could say I was merely checking that everything was in order . |
| 11 | A DEC spokesman said that everything was in the early stages , and that he would n't like to comment on numbers — not even the 6,000 proposed lay-offs , although software engineering staff would be among the casualties , he also could n't say if they would be part of the wave of redundancies mentioned above . |
| 12 | The next visit was at two in the morning , just to see that everything was in order . |
| 13 | They asked him if they were making too much noise and he said no , not at all , he was just checking that everything was in order . |
| 14 | The weekend of 13/14 March was used to do the cut over and to ensure that everything was in full working order . |
| 15 | With so many major projects in hand she wanted to make sure that everything was in a fit state . |