Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I am delighted to say that both previous Prime Ministers under whom I served are avid and enthusiastic collectors of that porcelain . |
2 | I am delighted to report that those new levels consist of 183 projects recorded by Welsh Development International , promising about 17,000 jobs . |
3 | ‘ I am proud to say that one of our comrades is in this very squadron . |
4 | Although the hon. Gentleman accepts that my announcement represents an improvement over the previous situation , I am anxious to see that those who want to serve have an opportunity to do so . |
5 | I am sad to say that some Conservative Members and one or two of my hon. Friends seem to have a little Englander mentality . |
6 | I am sad to see that one of my favourite landmarks , R. Soles the shoe shop , has closed down . |
7 | He said : ‘ I am pleased to see that this budget recognises that education and training are a high priority in job creation . ’ |
8 | While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods . |
9 | I am pleased to say that more and more European Community countries are coming to the views that we have pioneered on reform . |
10 | I am pleased to say that both the leading organisations which carry out home energy labelling , the National Energy Foundation and MVM-Starpoint , have agreed to incorporate the procedure into their labels . |
11 | I am sorry to say that all you were demonstrating was stubbornness and/or poor examination technique . |
12 | In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing . |
13 | I am sorry to say that some of them are dead now , and others have left the dale to live in Barnard Castle with their own families . |
14 | And although the Tude has plants in its waters , I am reluctant to believe that any of them are lilies ; for Chalais has suffered from the twentieth century as Aubeterre has not , and the Tude is polluted whereas the Dronne runs clear . |
15 | I am glad to say that all the relevant Government Agencies in Northern Ireland ie the Department of Economic Development , the Training and Employment Agency , the Industrial Development Board and LEDU , have taken steps to help local business prepare for the future . |
16 | I am glad to say that immense capital investment is going into that , which did not happen under the last Labour Government . |
17 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
18 | I am glad to say that these tactics backfired . |
19 | I am glad to confirm that these lessons have been learnt from our consideration of the Gulf conflict . |
20 | But , I am afraid to say that this month 's Ultimate Brandy Snap , filled with gooseberry fool ( page 124 ) , is best served either on its own , or with a small tot of brandy . |
21 | After the agreement was reached , indignant voices were raised in many quarters , but I am happy to say that few , if any , regarded my behaviour as treacherous . |
22 | If one postulates an honest customer taking goods from a shelf to put in his or her trolley to take to the checkpoint there to pay the proper price , I am unable to see that any of these actions involves any assumption by the shopper of the rights of the supermarket . |
23 | With great respect to the learned Lord Justice I am disposed to think that this reasoning rests on an ambiguous use of the word ‘ duty . ’ |
24 | I 'm pleased to say that one of them came from Tommy Joy . |
25 | And help yourself to the , I 'm sad to say that that has curdled since I put it in the jug , do you want me to change it ? |
26 | ( I 'm sorry to say that this is a true story . ) |
27 | ’ Most of us I 'm sure agree that this kind of work , although pioneering and unproven , if it does some good that 's super . |
28 | That was a year ago , and I 'm happy to say that all went well . |
29 | Erm , it is perhaps only in the last er , six months or so that the erm , turnaround in the fortunes of erm , er , B Sky B have been acknowledged and er , I think there has been an element in our thinking that we wanted to keep our dry er , until such time as er , B Sky B which we have great belief and faith in and our , as you know we increased our investment during the year erm , sees its way through to profitability and I 'm happy to say that that 's happening now at a reab reasonable rate and that that means that it is highly unlikely that the hundred and thirty million of guarantees that we still have outstanding to B Sky B are likely to be called . |
30 | I 'm happy to say that this , this matter which arose from a misunderstanding on the basis of a grant from the European Social Fund . |