Example sentences of "it safe " in BNC.

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1 Then American military helicopters drift about the sky : a show of strength which is meant to secure American interests on the island , to make it safe for the bauxite investment .
2 Is it safe to go now ?
3 Moreover , if a pilot decides not to launch in a situation like this , he must never be overruled or criticised for playing it safe .
4 Lack of confidence often results in the pilot playing it safe with extra height , instead of making an effort to rely on his own judgement .
5 ‘ Is it safe ? ’
6 True enough , but how easily this can lead to the conclusion that anyone who attempts to deal with things that matter must be a bore , that rather than run the risk of talking nonsense one should play it safe and stick to charming trifles … .
7 It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’
8 ‘ Is it safe to do that , knowing one outcome may be that at the end of the process we exclude sexual abuse ?
9 Two-year-olds generally cots and , though we had asked for one in advance , we were provided with a single bed which we had to surround with cushions to make it safe .
10 ‘ So you mind you keep it safe as houses , Dot , then you 'll always remember . ’
11 To make it safe .
12 He listened for some time before judging it safe to tiptoe downstairs .
13 Frankie peered around the angle of the wall , trying to measure the length of her chain before judging it safe to enter by the back door .
14 He then was responsible for salting the venison and packing it in barrels , and keeping it safe until required , or sending it wherever the king wanted it .
15 Worst hit were the Baltic Exchange , which has been shored up to make it safe , and the Chamber of Shipping , which is partially collapsed .
16 As of 1989 , 70 water sources in Scotland had water which needed chemical treatment to make it safe for putting through lead pipes , including supplies in Fort William , Edinburgh , Glasgow and Peterhead .
17 It is also ideal for swimming , and the gentle gradient of its shores makes it safe for children .
18 ‘ Our child , then , you can leave it safe with a foster-mother here , and be free to join me . ’
19 Is it safe to stop so close to that accident ?
20 Is it safe ?
21 You want to see it safe in its new quarters . ’
22 I decide to play it safe , so I tackle up with a ¼oz bullet stopped only 1½ inches from the number 4 hook .
23 Is it safe to breathe ?
24 Unlike chlorination , which is designed to treat the water and make it safe to drink , fluoridation is meant to influence a human physiological process — the mineralisation of tooth enamel .
25 Is it safe for them to disagree or to argue ?
26 Is it safe to ask directly ?
27 The enclosure also houses a single 12″ speaker , plus the aforementioned footswitch , which neatly Velcros to the side to keep it safe and out of the way .
28 The three-storey building partly collapsed and surveyors were last night still trying to make it safe .
29 led wo late Tranmere strikes made it safe for the Merseysiders as they consolidated their second place in the Division One table .
30 Thinking it safe to pull out to pass a lorry he ran head-on into Moira and the children coming south .
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