Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows , therefore , that this contingency insurance will , subject to its terms and conditions , indemnify the bank/organisation in the event of a claim arising from an insured peril in respect of such properties where the original policy is found for some reason not to be sufficient to protect the bank's/organisation 's interest and so long as the bank/organisation took the initial step , inter alia , reasonably to satisfy itself that adequate insurance arrangements had been made by the mortgagor . |
| 2 | The quasi-legal requirements of the Cadbury code of practice and new auditing and accounting rules , putting the responsibility on directors not only to satisfy themselves that adequate systems and controls are in place and that the business is a going concern but to declare this , compound the risk . |
| 3 | I have in my memory a feeling that we had satisfied ourselves that international law would be obeyed . ’ |
| 4 | He convinced himself that speaking Italian to Franco presented a good opportunity to learn and therefore he should take up the challenge . |
| 5 | She could n't allow herself that brief moment of hope , only to find herself right back where she had started . |
| 6 | Donovan had taken a fairly low-key approach , refusing to accept the view ( promulgated by the CBI ) that legal restrictions on unofficial strikes would achieve the desired industrial peace , but Wilson and Barbara Castle convinced themselves that penal sanctions were necessary and justified , and in accordance with public opinion . |
| 7 | In a similar way we sometimes need to remind ourselves that young readers have ideas that are worth consideration , and that the administratively-convenient solution to a problem may not be the most valuable one . |
| 8 | ‘ I shall be here , ’ Joan said quietly — telling herself that wild horses , let alone Richard of Gloucester , would not keep her from Edward . |
| 9 | Lee was startled by the almost aggressive note in Mrs Ridley 's question and had to remind herself that old people do not like change , do not like precipitate action , especially from those they have become used to . |
| 10 | Decision makers should satisfy themselves that current practice is itself worth having before using it as a comparison for a new treatment . |
| 11 | Griffiths also recommended that GPs should satisfy themselves that social services had considered the needs of individuals , a clear attempt by Griffiths to involve GPs more in the provision of services . |