Example sentences of "took great pleasure " in BNC.
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| 1 | I love being in France and I recently bought an old barn there and took great pleasure in rebuilding it and making a garden . |
| 2 | I took great pleasure in travelling across the straits to Victoria to spend most of an afternoon with Emily at the old family house at 215 St Andrew Street . |
| 3 | Next morning the stage manager took great pleasure in informing them they had been to a women-only club . |
| 4 | When the time came to close the office , he took great pleasure in posting us all as far away from our homes as he possibly could . |
| 5 | Little wonder Souness took great pleasure in announcing that Grobbelaar would not be released for international duty with Zimbabwe . |
| 6 | His previous home had been completely refurbished by interior designers , so this time he took great pleasure in creating his own individual style . |
| 7 | We were very close in the sense that I could ask him anything at any time , and we took great pleasure in each other 's company . ’ |
| 8 | She took great pleasure in watching my growing admiration for Estella , and my unhappiness when Estella laughed at me . |
| 9 | I had taken very little , but this screw took great pleasure in going through all my things and saying I could n't take most of it . |
| 10 | It was an instant success and the staff took great pleasure in reporting back when the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren both travelled from Italy to patronize the establishment . |
| 11 | The class would then be asked to write an account of the incident and Professor Macmurray took great pleasure in pointing out that not one version tallied with any of the others . |
| 12 | Over the years took great pleasure in visiting the various locations frequently , to meet people and discuss their questions . |
| 13 | He took great pleasure from visiting their caravan at Loch Eck , near Dunoon , and enjoyed a good game of golf . |
| 14 | Congratulations and best wishes were extended to our five newly qualified teachers and Peggy Secord took great pleasure in presenting them with their certificates . |
| 15 | Congratulations and best wishes were extended to our five newly qualified teachers and Peggy Secord took great pleasure in presenting them with their certificates . |
| 16 | Only 100 or so family and close friends were at the graveside , visible from the garden of the family home , to hear the Rev Russell McLarty of St Paul 's Church , Provanmill , say that Arthur Thompson 's children wanted their father to be remembered as a kind and generous man who loved life and took great pleasure from his family and grandchildren . |
| 17 | In March the Society took great pleasure in sending Gisela Klotzer ( Bedu ) , Director of Movement at the Medau Schule in Coburg , a bouquet of flowers with birthday greetings and warm congratulations on 25 years of Medau teaching . |
| 18 | announced her resignation as Society Chairman as from the AGM and took great pleasure in introducing as next Society Chairman and as Vice-Chairman , she was sure they would make a good team and wished them every success in the future . |