Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] sure [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Lilley said : ‘ We want to make sure that invalidity benefit goes to people who are genuinely incapable of working . ’
2 The experience of the recent French experiments in PR ( after 1966 ) suggests that many governments will , by contrast , try to make sure that splinter groups and marginal threats to their support will be eliminated .
3 In contrast to the established systems which simply distribute torque equally between the front and rear wheels , our good engineers have made sure that power on the Carrera 4 is delivered 31% to the front wheels and 69% to the rear .
4 ‘ We have to make sure that justice is done , that those who are guilty will be meted out the full penalty , ’ she told reporters after attending a funeral service for a pilot who died wiping out the rebels ' air support in last week 's attempt to overthrow her .
5 To maintain the row 's high pitch of energy , you need to make sure that sympathy is withheld by all parties .
6 But they need to make sure that implementation is evaluated .
7 Governors need to make sure that information about the school is available in the local library , welfare clinics and doctors ' surgeries and that all local community groups are invited to school functions .
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