Example sentences of "[pn reflx] that [art] [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.

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1 The MI5 man seemed to suddenly shake his bulk to wake himself up and remind himself that the chief inspector was still in the car with him .
2 From that position he could satisfy himself that the pig-swill truck was gone from its usual spot in the rear driveway .
3 Vologsky had constantly reassured himself that the repeated refusals were simply because his applications happened to be made at an inopportune moment .
4 Informal talks were held with the Social Democrats in June 1989 with the 1990 elections in mind , a recognition in itself that the Green pragmatists were in the ascendant and the Marxist regionalists on the wane .
5 I wandered alone across the muttering stream and satisfied myself that the spongy land was still lined with alders .
6 Ministers may choose to delegate the carrying out of particular tasks to their subordinates , especially their permanent secretaries but , because they are answerable to Parliament , they will need to satisfy themselves that the delegated tasks are being performed satisfactorily .
7 Those at lower organizational levels who will be responsible for implementing various aspects of the change can not be expected to commit to the effort until they see for themselves that the organizational leadership is similarly committed .
8 However , the domestic competition authorities should satisfy themselves that the domestic market is genuinely open .
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