Example sentences of "i [be] [adj] say 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 proud to say that one of our comrades is in this very squadron . |
| 3 | I am sad to say that some Conservative Members and one or two of my hon. Friends seem to have a little Englander mentality . |
| 4 | I am pleased to say that more and more European Community countries are coming to the views that we have pioneered on reform . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I am sorry to say that all you were demonstrating was stubbornness and/or poor examination technique . |
| 7 | In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I am glad to say that immense capital investment is going into that , which did not happen under the last Labour Government . |
| 11 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
| 12 | I am glad to say that these tactics backfired . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I 'm pleased to say that one of them came from Tommy Joy . |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | ( I 'm sorry to say that this is a true story . ) |
| 18 | That was a year ago , and I 'm happy to say that all went well . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Two hundred thousand to improve the provision for extra pupils , here again er lot 's come out of er , the , the , but er ministers wax eloquent about what we should er do about this mounting problem of erm , of er truancy exclusion , discipline in general , erm , they tell us what to do , they tell us , er we must have er referral units and what have you , but then dont' give us any funds to do the job , but I 'm glad to say that all three party agreement that er that two hundred thousand or so , it to improve the er the , the service for extra pupils . |