Example sentences of "and have [be] pleased " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawrence is settled at Middlesbrough and has been pleased with the progress of his first season . |
| 2 | They had showered her with congratulations , and had been pleased to serve her . |
| 3 | She and Mr Singh had visited the school for a Christmas event and had been pleased to hear that Balbinder was being moved into the second class . |
| 4 | Bearing in mind that after the stinginess of Armadale he had gone to the house of this ‘ hearty welcome ’ , and had been pleased with ‘ a numerous and cheerful company ’ — why did Boswell prove less forthcoming than one might have expected about the Mackinnons ? |
| 5 | A bachelor with a sister as housekeeper , he had found retirement unstimulating , and had been pleased to come back to teaching at any price , any place . |
| 6 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |