Example sentences of "pleasure in [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Berenice will come first , but we 'll come again and I shall take pleasure in seeing it through your eyes . ’ |
| 2 | Because she disliked it so , he found a fleeting pleasure in calling her by her first name . |
| 3 | She was not altogether surprised by her father-in-law 's absence , because right from the start he had taken particular pleasure in taunting her in this way . |
| 4 | He take a rather gloating pleasure in setting her beside Kee , and one imagines his expression as he writes — the isolate , turning over his secrets to make capital of them . |
| 5 | The Directors of Craigendarroch Country Estate have great pleasure in inviting you to a luxury weekend in Royal Deeside . |
| 6 | She remembered how Douglas , her new stepfather , had taken pleasure in showing her round Lomond View , pointing out the paintings , the antiques , the porcelain , the like of which she had never seen before . |
| 7 | Congratulations and best wishes were extended to our five newly qualified teachers and Peggy Secord took great pleasure in presenting them with their certificates . |
| 8 | Congratulations and best wishes were extended to our five newly qualified teachers and Peggy Secord took great pleasure in presenting them with their certificates . |
| 9 | I have pleasure in informing you of … |