Example sentences of "making sure " in BNC.
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| 1 | I bought a really cheap gooseberry bush from a local store , making sure I picked one with good straight uncut stems ( I think its variety was ‘ Leveller ’ ) . |
| 2 | Guard against the harmful effects of extreme weather by watering plants before drought becomes critical , and making sure excessive rainfall can drain away freely . |
| 3 | By making sure that you or your partner are using an effective method of contraception , you will be able to relax and enjoy sex much more . |
| 4 | It is part of making sure your whole body is fit . |
| 5 | Therefore , attack the bag with a mixture of kicks and punches , making sure that your action is continuous over a one minute period . |
| 6 | He turned , took a plate of food from the hall table and offered it , making sure his hand just grazed hers in the passing . |
| 7 | setting an example yourself and making sure your managers do too |
| 8 | An excellent drill is to think in terms of rallying , with targets of 30 , 50 , 100 or whatever you think you are capable of doing — and making sure the ball lands between the service line and the baseline . |
| 9 | Instead , try cutting down on the number of exercises , increasing the weight and making sure that you perform 3 sets of at least 8 reps . |
| 10 | Clamp them together , making sure they are vertical . |
| 11 | Impressed by their studiousness , we carefully counted out some coins , making sure each boy got the same amount . |
| 12 | Offer the marble to the wall , making sure there is an equal amount of hearth either side of the panel |
| 13 | Given that weak electromagnetic fields at the power frequencies 50Hz and 60Hz do pollute the environment in the sense that they make it hostile for the chemistry of body functions , there is no real choice other than making sure we live well removed from power lines or accept the higher incidence of cancer and leukaemia as tolerable . |
| 14 | Every new nurse needs detailed instructions about how to care for her — down to details such as pulling her bra on properly and making sure she is dry before getting her dressed . |
| 15 | It seems that Watkins 's energies have gone into making sure he has got the details right at the expense of analysis . |
| 16 | Or just making sure he has enough when he retires ? |
| 17 | An alternative is to take a short nap before the meeting , making sure there is at least one hour between the nap and meeting so that you can waken fully . |
| 18 | Make a hole in the potting compost with a dibber or pencil and poke your cutting into the hole , making sure the rooting end touches the compost at the bottom ; you should get six cuttings in a four-inch pot . |
| 19 | • We will be briefing MPs , making sure they have accurate information , and ensuring that the ‘ Peace Dividend ’ is a major issue at all the political party conferences . |
| 20 | The commission 's guidelines include setting a clear overall policy , making sure managers have up-to-date information on arrears , and telling tenants how much they owe and how debts will be recovered . |
| 21 | ‘ So Miss Morgan was making sure you 'd understood all that ? |
| 22 | Much emphasis was put on the importance of identifying the key decision-takers and making sure that they had the right information — much was made of the necessity of their getting a balanced picture on which to take their decisions . |
| 23 | Place the fish in a small china dish and add the lime juice , making sure that all the fish is completely covered . |
| 24 | He shut the door , making sure the curtain was drawn across behind him . |
| 25 | Just inside the entrance , she turned to survey the clientèle , making sure as she did so that all the men got a tantalising glimpse of a very long and elegant leg exposed through a side slit . |
| 26 | In his school career , Gazzer had given a great deal of time , energy , and thought to getting round various people , to making sure that they did not take out their boredom , frustration or spite on him , the most obvious victim , the smallest and puniest boy in the class . |
| 27 | Avoid habit-forming feeding patterns by making sure you 're the one to set Fido 's dinner alarm ! |
| 28 | Making sure that he was not visible from the house , he tried the brown bakelite handle . |
| 29 | He crept into the kitchen and closed the door behind him , making sure its heavy curtain stretched right to the wall on either side . |
| 30 | She found herself more and more hunting down and making sure of the little things . |