Example sentences of "how pleased [pers pn] [be] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They thanked me very much and said how pleased they were to be so well looked after , then they kicked us in the appropriate part of the anatomy . ’ |
| 2 | The governor offered a formal , white-gloved hand to each member of the Sherman family in turn , but when the affably smiling senator began to say how pleased they were to be there , the aide-de-camp immediately cut him short and motioned the family aside so that the governor could begin a formal speech . |
| 3 | Tony gave me his thoughts on the situation — about how pleased he was to be wandering around at four in the morning , in the pitch black , in deep snow , in the cold , in the wind . |
| 4 | It goes almost without saying how pleased I am to be here today . |
| 5 | ‘ I could almost weep when I think how pleased I was to be returning to England . |