Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be [adv] sure [that] " in BNC.

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1 If we were to have dialogue , if dialogue were to be opened between us and I am now talking about dialogue and not of debate , then erm it is only erm , I 'm certain that there would be a great deal to , to say to him from us on our part , and I am also sure that he will have a great deal to say .
2 I do not believe Jenkins had any such ambition , and I am quite sure that it was not within his nature to take any active steps to intrigue , but Harold Wilson did believe — and conscientiously so — that such intrigues were taking place .
3 Of course , the Scottish Office runs a number of public information campaigns and I am quite sure that the hon. Gentleman would want us to do that to encourage the improvement of health in various ways .
4 If he gives you that , if he gives you F of F , then he can give you F of G , and I 'm pretty sure that you do need to know that , so I wo n't bother checking .
5 And and I 'm quite sure that many of the people erm living in the flats , never had anything new .
6 And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table .
7 And I 'm quite sure that a major factor in their recovery is going to be knowing that their children are happy , and being well cared for . ’
8 ‘ We have still got ten days to go and I 'm quite sure that in that time our efforts will mean Mr Gregory will be all right . ’
9 I was subsequently Chief Constable of the combined Sheffield and Rotherham Police Force which whilst a joint committee , still regarded so very much as serving the two separate authorities and finally I was Chief in a Metropolitan country , with a county council and a police committee and I 'm quite sure that the police were much more sensitive to the needs and the wishes of their local communities when you were sitting at one of those , not necessarily police committee meetings , but the county council meetings , when they discussed the minutes of the police authority .
10 And I 'm quite sure that what Mr Major will then say if , if er demand and borrowing and so on does take off again , er is that this is because the real economy has improved , but of course it wo n't be true , er and we shall have to pay the price again er at the end of the , of the honeymoon period .
11 That would be a very great challenge for us to do , especially because we have never had the chance before to think about that , but er now I think that could be , er could become reality and I 'm quite sure that er there are teachers from that part of Germany who would like to , to work in your country ; maybe er English teachers er from East Germany teaching the German language here , that 's one thing I could imagine .
12 ‘ This is the biggest project we 've been involved in , and I 'm absolutely sure that the books will be in print in 10 and 15 years ’ time , ’ says Conran Octopus ' managing director Alison Cathie .
13 And you 're quite sure that you did n't go into that room , either of you ? ’
14 And you 're quite sure that while the car was down in Streatley , the thieves who I 'm after would n't have had a chance to take it and use it for their break-in ? ’
15 he could feel the heat from her body and he was quite sure that , beneath the long cotton nightdress , she was naked .
16 A er and er it was kept secret for many a year , but er the just when they were , there the excise men came upon them , and this old ancestor of mine he was a big lad , over six foot , and he was quite sure that the man was n't going to take his whisky .
17 But I am jolly sure that they would not let the government of the day , or their contemporary House of Commons , forget how important it is to supply water and to look after the sewers and drains .
18 But I was dead sure that the last item would take some getting round to .
19 ‘ Not in so many words , but I 'm pretty sure that was what he was getting at . ’
20 I feel it did , I strongly feel it , feel that , but I 'm also sure that its an awful lot easier than , than most people think , but its not going to work for us is it ?
21 Thank you very much well it 's always a pleasure to hear of about the Seamanship Foundation and I 'm sure that , as you might be saying , and er the need for the foundation 's fundraising will be rather heightened this year as a result of last year 's drop but I 'm equally sure that you will get a tremendous amount of support from the members and on that note which I think is er also is an important method of concentrating our priorities and on the basis of we 're extremely lucky to be able to pursue a really very enjoyable pastime with relatively few problems and that if we can get those opportunities to many more , who would otherwise not be able to enjoy and in fact frequently do n't get to enjoy any other pastime , we should endeavour to do so and consider ourselves lucky that we can .
22 However , and it is a view of the C E C that although the current level of contributions , contributions is high , it is not the only barrier to mass membership , I do n't intend to go into a list of other reasons why some people choose not to join the Labour Party but I 'm quite sure that many delegates here can give some examples at a local level .
23 and from what I understood he was already married anyway , never , never was mentioned here , but I did hear it , whether it was true or not I 'm not say it , but I was told that he was already married and divorced to marry her , that was what I was told , no I mean I do n't know , but but I 'm damn sure that I know
24 But she was suddenly sure that she knew !
25 But they were fairly sure that Lothar would persist in his old tricks , and in that case , as Nithard candidly admitted , " they would have to be regarded as absolved from the oath they had sworn " .
26 It had no eyes that Rincewind could see , but he was nevertheless sure that it was staring at him .
27 I know he loved me , but he was never sure that his father loved him . ’
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