Example sentences of "[pers pn] make sure " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let me make sure . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Let me make sure I 've got them right , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Erm , yeah just let me make sure I can get a baby sitter , it just depends what mum and dad are up to , I know they should have been out on Friday night |
| 4 | Keep them in their original containers and if you need to transfer them make sure they go into a new , labelled bottle or clean paper envelope . |
| 5 | While I made sure the fire was safe she drank a sort of gruel which her home help had left for her in a Thermos . |
| 6 | ‘ Anyway , when I found out how well-known he was , I made sure the first spot was very organised . |
| 7 | Mother always got annoyed when that story came up in conversation , and I made sure that it frequently did . |
| 8 | I made sure that a couple of books were left at home so that there was more room . |
| 9 | I made sure that I enjoyed it to the full , although it was wartime . |
| 10 | In my own survey of visitors to the British Museum in which teams of five interviewers worked for four separate weeks interviewing at the museum entrances I made sure that I was present for at least the first day of each survey and was available by phone during the rest of the time . |
| 11 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
| 12 | But I do remember that in every room he showed me I made sure I was near to the door , the safest point of exit if he tried anything . |
| 13 | ‘ I made sure I had a balance , though . |
| 14 | I made sure Frankie washed himself and warned him to behave himself as well . |
| 15 | At least , I made sure that poor Ahn stays in the room with us . ’ |
| 16 | I listened and learned , watched and learned , and soon became adept at striking the first blow : if there was any teasing and tormenting going on ( and there was plenty ) I made sure that I was an active and not a passive participant . |
| 17 | I would have the food in my hand — hence all the effort to make her take food from me at home — and I made sure she could see it , however much I loosened her leash . |
| 18 | She smiled , ‘ But I made sure I got them back again , mind . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He certainly is n't with the army , I made sure of that . ’ |
| 20 | I made sure the vital information was given out as simply as possible , without any of the accepted police jargon . |
| 21 | I had a friend who suffered from twisted testicles so I made sure part of my sponsorship arrangement is that I 'm provided with decent shorts with inner briefs that give me support . |
| 22 | I made sure it was bad for Caliban , too . |
| 23 | I made sure I did n't put on too much weight and set myself a final goal — to get down to 13 stone . ’ |
| 24 | I am particularly afraid of strange dentists , so before I went into the RAF I made sure my teeth were in order . |
| 25 | ‘ I made sure of him myself . ’ |
| 26 | And I was to show him what to do and I made sure that all . |
| 27 | ‘ I made sure they gave you one without the prices . ’ |
| 28 | And I made sure I blabbed a bit to her , even contradicting in inessential details some of the earlier relations to the Colonel , so that he might think he was getting better quality intelligence this way . |
| 29 | ‘ I made sure Ryan found out about it . |
| 30 | I made sure I was well prepared before the big day and I especially took time in deciding my dress . |