Example sentences of "[conj] i [am/are] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Please tell her I 'm sorry she 's ill — but that I 'm pleased to be able to stand in for her . ’ |
| 2 | Moderator and friends let me say first of all that I 'm glad to be able to make these speeches on behalf of the member churches of and I 'd like to also on , particularly on behalf of the England and Wales , though I did realise having said that that you have a minister of the University of Penryth is also a member of this Synod , and therefore , you 've got me three things ! |
| 3 | I am male which means I can not have children , I am somewhat reserved by nature so I am unlikely to be the life and soul of anyone 's party , and my chances of becoming King are very slim . |
| 4 | I was responsible for Community Programme for the last 18 months of its life , so I 'm delighted to be involved in introducing Community Action . |
| 5 | And she said : ‘ I love the life and I am proud to be the first woman to join . ’ |
| 6 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend and I am pleased to be in a position to answer his question . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a business move and I am sorry to be leaving French rugby as it has been going well , ’ said Andrew . |
| 8 | It is a lovely play and I am sorry to be leaving , but this is a very strenuous role , and what I am doing is perfectly normal . |
| 9 | However , the major problem , and you Ma'am have already touched upon this as well as the Chairman and I am sorry to be repetitive but we do serve all yachtsmen , two and a half to three million of them whilst being financially supported by only sixty five thousand of them . |
| 10 | ‘ But I do not believe you — and I am unlikely to be won over by repetition . |
| 11 | ‘ I have always been tested before or after competition and I am prepared to be tested any time by the IAAF . ’ |
| 12 | The doctor is the top man in his field and I am happy to be in his hands . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And I am glad to be here , ’ Florence Ames said , ‘ so we must enjoy ourselves . ’ |
| 14 | She recently wrote to me and I am glad to be able to respond more fully now than was possible in correspondence . |
| 15 | And I 'm proud to be a European and believe in Europe as well as accepting the realities . |
| 16 | Let me tell you , I do n't want anyone making excuses for me , I 'm proud to be a trade unionist and I 'm proud to be a Socialist . |
| 17 | The last time I had an office job was in 1986 — it was a disaster , and I 'm pleased to be able to say that I have n't done a day 's work since . |
| 18 | I think she 's just wonderful and I 'm delighted to be a dad . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ And I 'm delighted to be here . |
| 20 | They are not in the least bit discerning and I 'm glad to be hearing about it second-hand . |
| 21 | And it covers everything but as far as I know , and I 'm willing to be corrected |
| 22 | ‘ I do rather a lot of amateur acting , you know , and I 'm supposed to be rather good at accents . ’ |
| 23 | I 've just started doing all this and I 'm supposed to be doing section H. |
| 24 | ‘ But I love you — and I 'm happy to be liked , if that 's all you feel for me . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But he seems to have a lot of good ideas aimed at taking Forest back to the Premier League and I 'm happy to be part of that . ’ |
| 26 | I 've missed my family and I 'm happy to be back . |
| 27 | But if I 'm supposed to be catching a train to Paris , where the Hell d' you think you 're off to ? ’ |
| 28 | If I 'm supposed to be doing it . |
| 29 | Anyway , yeah , and so , right I go to Bunnie and I , can you take me home yes , cos I 'm supposed to be going to a pizza to have pizza round my friend 's house , he goes , mm , they 're going , oh we 're starving , you have to go round to somebody 's house , I said he goes well I 'll take you stra , I 'll take you as soon as we 've had something to eat . |
| 30 | Dally goes as far as to state that it indicates a bad prognosis for the disease , but I am glad to be able to report that although my jealousy continued into my adolescence , including the anorexic period , it did not deter my recovery , and that my sisters and I are now the best of friends . |