Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] to have the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was delighted to have the opportunity to meet , and work with paul , who proved to be a lively , fun-loving character and a patient , helpful , inspiring tutor . |
| 2 | And I was delighted to have the neighbourhood laid out for me in the way a child sees its domain , and to earn a little money and receive from Mme Bluot the excellent unsold cakes and breads she would otherwise have had Didier feed to the ducks . |
| 3 | I was happy to have the opportunity to see you again , Principessa Sabatini . ’ |
| 4 | I was able to have the pick of excellent crews practically at the dock side as they arrived in the UK . |
| 5 | When I got back , I found a card from Ivy asking me to lunch — yesterday — Thursday ; and John had written to Ivy to say he thought I could go , and so I did , and she was pleased to have the loukoumi . |
| 6 | And she was glad to have the strength of anger against him as she deciphered coolly , ‘ What you 're really saying is that either I leave Travis alone , or , if you ca n't get me over the Norwood & Chambers contract , you wo n't rest until you find some other contract I 've had small dealings with and which did n't work out , which added together will amount to dereliction of duty . ’ |
| 7 | She was supposed to have the power of healing stomach aches , and people used to visit her during the hours of the siesta so that no one would know . |
| 8 | In the height of the season it was invaded by holidaymakers , but later on it was possible to have the area to oneself . |
| 9 | On test when it matters , ie swimming in white water , the Aqua-Pak had the advantage of being easier to swim in than many larger more bulky buoyancy aids though it was essential to have the jacket well fitting and done up properly as , like other buoyancy aids of this style , it could easily ride up the body . |
| 10 | It was marvellous to have the crowd behind me . ’ |
| 11 | He was delighted to have the opportunity to do it . |
| 12 | He was lucky to have the support of his family , but above all , in having as his Lady Mayoress a wife who showed him such love and devotion , in sickness and in health . |
| 13 | And when he died of drink in 1957 it was to a strangely quiet Press , considering that only just before his fall he was supposed to have the support of fifty per cent of his countrymen , according to the polls , and a power almost greater than the President 's . |
| 14 | He was glad to have the equipment to enable him to read Greek and Latin . |
| 15 | Palmerston replied that he was glad to have the assurance of ‘ trained men of science and judgement ’ , and although he felt that Gothic might be suitable in the country , he was determined to have Italian for the present purpose . |