Example sentences of "very [adj] to have [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am very sorry to have to report these words of the King 's , and I only do so because of my love of the truth . |
| 2 | ‘ We are very fortunate to have made this bridge ’ . |
| 3 | He was just a very extraordinary man and I was very fortunate to have had those twelve years . |
| 4 | She is as much a part of the family as Mrs Lewis 's own baby sons … we think she is very fortunate to have found such a wonderfully happy home . ’ |
| 5 | I thought I was very abnormal to have created this second Lily from the real one . |
| 6 | I may say that I am very glad to have finished that hack-work . |
| 7 | I am so very very glad to have had that opportunity to help both Brian and SUSIE when they stayed that month with me — and only wish I saw more of her . |
| 8 | And Ben like when we were sort of there Ben sort of we 'd been sitting around for a while and he said it 's very embarrassing to have to ask this but you 're staying the night and stuff erm are you two a couple or are you just friends so no , just friends but it 's alright , if you do n't have any spare rooms we 'll be perfectly happy to sleep together , do n't worry . |
| 9 | Last summer , when the Sainsbury Wing was being dedicated at the National Gallery , Lord Sainsbury said in his speech that , while he was very happy to have provided that money for the Wing , he really thought the government should have paid for it . |
| 10 | It was my first 6-day race and I came here to enjoy it with no plan or target , so I 'm very happy to have had such a successful run . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The club is buzzing with excitement since we returned ; everyone is extremely happy with the result and Siobhan herself is very happy to have unseated some of Europe 's most experienced karate performers , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Obviously we are very pleased to have secured this contract , ’ he added . |
| 13 | Currently , the Commission is developing its proposals for development and cohesion , and it would have been very nice to have seen this work unfolding within the context of an informed and radical debate , pushed forward by the socialist parties of all the member states . |