Example sentences of "[adv] happy [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | These clubs have been part of the backbone of British rugby for decades , but Mr Salmon would obviously be quite happy to see them fade into extinction . |
2 | And that I , I would n't be adverse , I know it means you know you , you , if you put s some extra into one thing you 've got to take it away from somewhere else , but I , I , I would be quite happy to see them look at special needs and whether we actually need even more careers officer time for that . |
3 | She was quite happy to let me do my survey and eventually I had to make my excuses or she would have gone on chatting all day . |
4 | You quite happy to let me bleed to death , then ? ’ |
5 | Kathleen , absolute brick to the end , has let me keep my season ticket for London so I 've still been able to pop down there during the day when I feel like it — and the rail staff at Colchester have been quite happy to let me have a break in my journey . |
6 | while they 're away , well , she never , she was quite happy to let you go ahead and do it she said , the only thing was , she said she 'd miss having the privacy in that corner because of being overlooked at the back . |
7 | ‘ If , however , you persist in being damned awkward , I 'll be quite happy to let you freeze your butt off — and you 'll suffer before I will , since I 'm wearing considerably more clothes . ’ |
8 | US fast food outlets like Wendy 's ( a burger chain ) and Denny 's ( a regular ‘ diner ’ in the true sense of the word ) , were quite happy to let us charge the GRiD as we ate out food ! |
9 | A succession of managers have sworn by his midfield drive and energy but , it seems , been only too happy to let him move on . |
10 | The Leeds manager , I understand , was only too happy to let him go after a month of turmoil at Elland Road which culminated in a walk-out last weekend by the flamboyant Frenchman when left out of the Arsenal game . |
11 | Most employers will be only too happy to help you tailor your preparation for re-entry to your own learning needs and those of the job you hope to take up . |