Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] to say that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to say that all you were demonstrating was stubbornness and/or poor examination technique . |
| 2 | In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I am delighted to say that both previous Prime Ministers under whom I served are avid and enthusiastic collectors of that porcelain . |
| 6 | I am sad to say that some Conservative Members and one or two of my hon. Friends seem to have a little Englander mentality . |
| 7 | I put that inversely i i he 's put down inversely fro from what we will we are obliged to do we 're obliged to say that these levels ha er have been erm have not been checked by SATS |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I am glad to say that these tactics backfired . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 13 | ( I 'm sorry to say that this is a true story . ) |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | That was a year ago , and I 'm happy to say that all went well . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I 'm pleased to say that one of them came from Tommy Joy . |
| 20 | ‘ I am proud to say that one of our comrades is in this very squadron . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I am pleased to say that more and more European Community countries are coming to the views that we have pioneered on reform . |
| 23 | We are pleased to say that this Policy is one of the best in the market to meet the requirements of Policyholders . |