Example sentences of "that [pers pn] can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that I can be sure of having them always , |
| 2 | Peter immediately replied , ‘ I would like Susie to give up work and stay at home , so that I can be sure that she is not cheating on me and not planning to leave . ’ |
| 3 | so that I can be wee 'd and weighed , if that 's alright |
| 4 | Better telephone so that she can be sure that when he asks the dreaded question that they are . |
| 5 | Application for a grant should be made at the same time as the application for an audition in order that you can be sure of your position should you be fortunate enough to be offered a place . |
| 6 | Modern botanical science knows a lot about dominant and recessive genes ( which characteristics are dominant over others ) but despite all the science , the one thing that you can be sure about is that there is no certainty about which characteristics of either male or female parent will show through in their progeny . |
| 7 | We show how to turn a problem area into an asset — transform a slope into something that you can be proud of . |
| 8 | ‘ Then show yourself , and come down with your ‘ ands above your ‘ ead so that we can be certain you 're ‘ o you say you are , ’ Tommy said , enjoying every moment of his tormentor 's embarrassment . |
| 9 | It is only in the unlikely circumstance that the product market is perfectly contestable and that the factor markets are perfectly competitive , that we can be confident of extending the compass of the invisible hand result . |
| 10 | Mr Pascall 's emphasis came back time and time again to the idea of a ‘ framework ’ : ‘ The purpose of the national curriculum , ’ he said , ‘ is to ensure that there is a framework so that we can be confident that every child has the opportunity to read widely , to develop the habit of reading and to develop the love and understanding of literature . |
| 11 | Back in the city there were thousand of people doomed , dying and all unnecessarily because here was plenty , here was sufficient for the whole city and possibly the greatest sin that you and I can be guilty of and that the church is generally guilty of , but you know when we talk about the church generally its , its so easy because that 's general , you and I that are the church , not the denomination , not the organization , it you and I , possibly the greatest sin that we can be guilty of is the sin of silence , I 'm not talking now about a rude , belligerent , discourteous , butting hole , button holding of people , I 'm not talking about that , I do n't see any place in gods word for that sort of attitude or that sort of approach but are we still silent , what about with those with whom we have the right , because we 've created a relationship , because they know us and they 've seen us and they 've seen the experiences we 've gone through and they 've seen what god has done in our lives , what about with those people do we wait for others to do it , shifting the responsibility . |
| 12 | There is no way that we can be sure , from the statements of members of Labour 's Front Bench , what the Opposition 's policies would be in the context of the Bill and of the industry that we are trying to preserve and strengthen . |
| 13 | It may be necessary for an Investment Business Client to be accompanied to meetings by legal advisers so that we can be sure that the Client fully understands the implications of the issues and advice being discussed . |
| 14 | I think we 've found a formula that we can be successful with in growing the business . |
| 15 | So that we can be happy . |
| 16 | As women , we need to accept that we can be fierce , cunning and predatory before we can start to use these energies in a constructive way . |
| 17 | In other words , the fact that we can be open , honest and sharing with each other intellectually , emotionally and spiritually means that we have a sound basis for open , vulnerable sharing physically . |
| 18 | Able-bodied men and women between 18 and 60 have been prevented from leaving Sarajevo so that they can be available for military or wartime government service . |
| 19 | Once scornful of cable companies , telephone firms have learnt that they can be useful . |
| 20 | How can they ensure that they can be effective , that is , that they can actually provide services as well as providing assessments ? ii If we go along the road of having dementia teams then what is the best management structure ; for such a team ? |
| 21 | Pray God to purify and refine them , so that they can be sharp enough and strong enough to cleave like a great blade through the selfishness . |
| 22 | Nurses should therefore discover from patients what meaning these words have for them , so that they can be sure that they and the patients are talking about the same conditions . |
| 23 | Can I put the Home Secretary back on the right road by telling him that the reason why morale in the Northumbria police force is low and why chief constables generally despair is not because the right hon. Gentleman suddenly makes a generous offer of help in a crisis , but because all chief constables , including the new chief constable of Northumbria , want consistency of funding so that they can be sure that they will get the officers and resources they require over a number of years ? |
| 24 | If the potential business is valuable enough , or of the deficiencies are such that they can be convinced that improvement will improve their trading prospects as a whole , then there is great scope for negotiation to seek changes that will satisfy requirements . |
| 25 | ‘ If students are going to be landed with a debt at the end of three years , they are going to choose vocational courses so that they can be certain of getting a job when they graduate and so pay off the loan . ’ |
| 26 | Mick , the National Officer has been er , the link between these organizations and I hope that the er , Professional erm , Boxers ' Association will give some credit to the G M B in erm , establishing themselves and we hope , as an organization , that in the future that they can be successful and we can be sure they will be because they 've not only got the likes of Barry but they 've got many other , prominent er , boxers who will , I 'm sure , establish erm , the Association in a very er , positive fashion . |
| 27 | ( Saying that two sentences can have matching assent/dissent conditions is the same as saying that they can be stimulus-synonymous . ) |
| 28 | They are relatively cheap in terms of points which means that they can be numerous . |
| 29 | If it is to make good on Mr Bush 's hope that it may be possible to ‘ settle the conflicts that divide the Arabs from Israel ’ , it will have to convince the Israelis that they can be secure even shorn of the occupied territories . |
| 30 | Everyone in the school should be consulted and informed about Compact so that they can be aware of it as an educational resource . |