Example sentences of "was sure [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No it was n't an Intel product , but was the product of a big software company he was sure we were all familiar with . |
| 2 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 3 | Besides , he was sure we 'd quickly make up the time once we got out to sea . |
| 4 | She was sure they did n't really like her , it had n't occurred to her that she might be off-putting . |
| 5 | If Owen looked round for the cameras , North acted throughout as though he was sure they were there . |
| 6 | They sagged in the middle and Endill was sure they would all squeak . |
| 7 | But it had been fixed for days in its usual place and she was sure they would make for that . |
| 8 | On the flickering screen , one of the cell-like doors was ajar , yet he was sure they had all been shut . |
| 9 | He was sure they would n't . |
| 10 | They stared ahead , but Jack was sure they saw nothing . |
| 11 | When Adam heard that , he did n't want to sell , he was sure they must therefore be worth far more . |
| 12 | She was sure they had not come in , but knocked to make sure . |
| 13 | Both had been arrested and were charged with serious terrorist offences , of which I was sure they were totally innocent ; although I was equally sure that they had engaged in active political propaganda , which in some ways would have been no less objectionable to the South African government . |
| 14 | Cardiff turned back to Rohmer , and remembered again that feeling he was sure they 'd shared when they 'd first encountered each other . |
| 15 | Maureen had told her that the O'Neills ' neighbour had been in the wool shop and had told her that she was sure they were all mad . |
| 16 | He had explained that the amount of paperwork involved made it impracticable , but he was sure they had n't believed him . |
| 17 | ‘ In other words he was sure they were stolen , and so are you . ’ |
| 18 | Mrs Langley , who had stood over them while he spoke , forbidding in burgundy taffeta and garnets , said she was sure they could amuse each other very well without her . |
| 19 | ‘ You bitch ! ’ he spluttered when he was sure they were alone . |
| 20 | She smiled back and looked away ; she was sure they had not been introduced . |
| 21 | I was sure they could hardly wait , but then to be fair to Fenella she was the only woman under fifty I knew in London who made her own damson jam . |
| 22 | He was sure they knew something , some trick that that idle , rascally District Chief had been up to . |
| 23 | Nicolo bought a bit of this , a bit of that , until finally , when she was sure they had enough to feed a small army , he was satisfied . |
| 24 | One official said that the two shared a similar background and were of a similar age and added that , knowing the Prime Minister , he was sure they would establish a rapport . |
| 25 | Both knights shook their heads but Athelstan was sure they were lying . |
| 26 | announced her resignation as Society Chairman as from the AGM and took great pleasure in introducing as next Society Chairman and as Vice-Chairman , she was sure they would make a good team and wished them every success in the future . |
| 27 | I was sure she was going to be happily settled . ’ |
| 28 | When she was sure she could talk without her voice cracking , she said , ‘ What can I do , Keith ? ’ |
| 29 | She was waiting , she says , until she was sure she had the right project with the right people . |
| 30 | There were too many locked doors — all those leading to the street , tame excuses by the staff , brief interviews with Penumbra who claimed she was so busy and that of course Zambia could go out once she was sure SHe was well enough . |