Example sentences of "more than willing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less than a year later , Fuji seems more than willing to pay £100m for a minority share in the music arm which , with sales of £260m , represents much less than half of the Virgin empire . |
| 2 | There are many members who are uncomfortable shaking a can in public but would be more than willing to man a City of London style distribution , counting and recording centre while the enthusiastic collectors stretch themselves to the limit . |
| 3 | They were excellent in every aspect and always more than willing to give positive practical advice to allow hotel managers to conduct their business with the backing of a truly professional team . |
| 4 | Sangster is more than willing to offer his lottery expertise and experience to the government , who may still be inclined to accept his suggestions , even though he was quoted during the Election campaign as believing a Labour win would be better for racing . |
| 5 | Often a councillor will serve as a governor of a number of primary schools and , given the slightest encouragement , be more than willing to discuss how the other schools are tackling specific problems and their plans for the future . |
| 6 | The accession of the new Tsar , Alexander II , in January 1855 , was followed by an outburst of diplomatic activity in Paris and London , since it was known that the new sovereign was inclined to peace and the allies were more than willing to bring the conflict to an end . |
| 7 | He was so respected by his natural enemies , the Moors , that when he was exiled by his Christian overlords , they were more than willing to give him shelter and employment . |
| 8 | I do have to say that on occasion I found myself baulking at a certain inconsistent and artificialsounding short reverberation effect following the odd sudden soloist ( trumpet or saxophone ) sforzando ( two specific cases are mentioned above ) , but this is a price I 'm more than willing to pay for the added ambience and clarity that Nippon Columbia has afforded these treasurable recordings . |
| 9 | Honestly , I 'd be more than willing , you poor thing . ’ |
| 10 | The group — which intends to donate all proceeds to Cancer Research , the MacMillan Nurses and the Special Baby Care Unit — is looking for sponsors , and are more than willing to wear sweatshirts with logos on them . |
| 11 | In 1973 , a Japanese motoring enthusiast bought a Super Seven and before long he was back , determined to import the cars into Japan and more than willing to take on the red tape . |
| 12 | Yesterday her lawyer told the court : ‘ These boys were more than willing to have intercourse . |
| 13 | John and Polly take great pleasure in making Wellfield House seem like home to their guests and are more than willing to give advice on sight-seeing , walks etc . |
| 14 | Above all , the elections have provided a shot in the arm for the Christian right , proving , first , that blacks and Hispanics are more likely to listen to Baptist ministers and Pentecostalist preachers than the likes of Mayor Dinkins and Joseph Fernandez , and , second , that when it comes to gay sex , fundamentalists and Catholics are more than willing to co-operate with each other . |
| 15 | Some families who need the certainty of legal adoption are none the less more than willing to allow their child to continue contact with members of the birth family . |
| 16 | However , Data Logic says it is more than willing to show how a CICS/Open port could be achieved , and is prepared to support companies willing to undertake the work . |
| 17 | I try to set an example , and I am more than willing to accept any degree of personal criticism and , indeed , get a lot of it — some of it rather hurtful . |
| 18 | We are more than willing to learn everything wholesome , |
| 19 | He then remembered that he was on duty and said he would be more than willing for Harry to borrow his car . |
| 20 | We both decided that we needed more detector users to help us on the day , so John contacted members of the Shropshire Antiquities Group , who were more than willing to lend a helping hand . |
| 21 | The patrol probably was n't looking for me — there were too many fugitives in Chinatown to concentrate on just one — but they 'd be more than willing to take me in if they tripped over me . |
| 22 | They had to be more than willing , and as ready as he to part without hard feelings afterwards . |
| 23 | There 's no need for you to pick up strangers to escort you when , as you know , I 'm more than willing to do so . ’ |
| 24 | On the wider issue , it has been made clear , not simply from what I have said but through what I have done over many years — in an earlier ministerial capacity and in my present one — that we are more than willing to take action where it is shown to be necessary , once we are sure that such action would be well-judged . |
| 25 | I know that the organisations that help the homeless would be more than willing to co-operate with the Minister to help to identify the many places throughout the country where posters would be of greatest benefit to the homeless . |
| 26 | Leeds were more than willing to enter into a ground sharing scheme when they were skint and needed the rent money . |
| 27 | They would be more than willing to move as long as Leeds council offered them a suitable alternative with security of tenure ( this in effect means building them a brand new stadium from scratch ) . |
| 28 | The spirit is more than willing , but the flesh is decidedly weak . ’ |
| 29 | My parents were more than willing to look after me , since my mother was infertile , so that 's what happened . |
| 30 | I 'm more than willing to carve my own career — I 'm raring to go , at least I shall be if I get my degree and if I can shake off this horrible mononucleosis , as Dr Newne pompously insists on calling it ! |