Example sentences of "glad to see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm glad to see the art of satire is n't dead , ’ commented Blanche . |
| 2 | She was glad to see the back of them with their interfering ways and their lack of respect . |
| 3 | In the end the fourteen-stone collier had been glad to see the back of her . |
| 4 | Two of the leading members of the cast confirmed that — far from being glad to see the back of Kylie as some reports had suggested — there was sadness over her departure . |
| 5 | THE French market bid a cheery au revoir to Edith Cresson , glad to see the back of a government that has been the source of much uncertainty , even outright damage , for the Paris market . |
| 6 | She always did bring the water eventually , and to her cronies Mairi sometimes admitted she was glad to see the back of her for a few hours ; but that never weakened her tongue . |
| 7 | There would be somebody saying , ‘ Well I 'm glad to see the back of last year , ’ and someone else wishing the new year to be as good as the last . |
| 8 | He got his money and was glad to see the back of thee . |
| 9 | Christmas came and went and Ruth was glad to see the back of it . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm glad to see the back of all the speculation . |
| 11 | He added : ‘ We are glad to see the back of him . ’ |
| 12 | IAN HUNTER will be glad to see the back of 1992 after his third fitness problem of the season has forced him to miss another showpiece match . |
| 13 | ‘ Never again ’ I said and gave it to my sister-in-law ( she 's a big girl ) and I felt glad to see the back of it . |
| 14 | Doug Livermore , Tottenham 's team boss , was left moaning : ‘ We will be glad to see the back of Williams , that 's for sure . |
| 15 | Rarely have Madam Speaker and the obstreperous MPs under her glare been so glad to see the back of it all . |
| 16 | Although he would be glad to see the back of the lot of them , it was n't yet time . |
| 17 | Another thing I 'll be glad to see the back of is the lobster-pot playpen . |
| 18 | She told herself she was glad to see the back of him , but it was not strictly true . |
| 19 | ‘ It was Glyn 's idea , not mine , and I think he 's glad to see the back of me actually . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'll be glad to see the back of me , Dr Vaughan . ’ |
| 21 | Joan Smith 's house backs onto the common — she 's glad to see the back of them . |
| 22 | Alan Pond will be glad to see the back of 1992 . |
| 23 | Now one side who 'll be glad to see the back of ninety two are Gloucester … they start the New Year at Kingsholm on Saturday with Moseley coming to call |
| 24 | How many would be glad to see the back of mum and dad ? |
| 25 | Mother had been worrying — they took so long — so we were glad to see the truck lights finally coming over Burden Hill , six miles away . |
| 26 | Mr Campbell said he was glad to see the Mirror restate its commitment to Labour . |
| 27 | We are glad to see the bay being redeveloped , and hope that it will be a great success . |
| 28 | She looked up , and was glad to see the sunlight touching the chimneys . |
| 29 | It was uncanny and Maggie was never so glad to see the light from her own room and get Ana back indoors . |
| 30 | So Peggy and the dozens of other people in Gloucestershire with kidney failure were glad to see the arrival of the county 's first kidney dialysis centre . |