Example sentences of "i [be] glad say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ENO , I am glad to say , is proud to be dismissed by him to the purgatory reserved for this despicable activity , and more than 450,000 people pass through our doors each year to prove it . |
| 2 | I always reply , ‘ It 's the Sixties for you now , dear , so you get out there and make a wally of yourself ’ — and he has never let me down in that respect , I am glad to say . |
| 3 | I am glad to say that these tactics backfired . |
| 4 | There was an impression that my milkmaid friend was what is called well-connected , and I am glad to say that as she grew old she was , as it were , gathered in , to be near her relatives . |
| 5 | Nothing the Conservatives have said so far has caught my fancy , still less warmed my heart ; or , I am glad to say , shocked me to the core . |
| 6 | I am glad to say that all the relevant Government Agencies in Northern Ireland ie the Department of Economic Development , the Training and Employment Agency , the Industrial Development Board and LEDU , have taken steps to help local business prepare for the future . |
| 7 | They questioned a lot of folk though not me I am glad to say . |
| 8 | ‘ A very good point ’ , he said ‘ and I am glad to say that we have the whole matter under constant study . ’ |
| 9 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
| 10 | Now there was a pleasant , outgoing and jolly man , and I am glad to say he had a long and happy life . |
| 11 | Monsieur Boudin of Perrier Jouet told me that in ‘ the old days ’ the Pinot Noir of Aÿ once had a gout de terroir which , I am glad to say , has since been ‘ lost ’ . |
| 12 | I am glad to say she is now beautiful but , even after all this time , she is still having nightmares ( though not often ) and is extremely nervous . |
| 13 | In April two students from this school stood back to let an elderly disabled woman enter the Post Office before them and in June another student , who I am glad to say had been with us only two weeks , was spotted by two seniors through the window of the tap room of the Throstle 's Nest , helping a blind woman across the road . |
| 14 | I am glad to say one or two Neath players got just that . |
| 15 | Being an ex-Hamble aircraft , I am glad to say that G-ARJU , the example flown for this article , has civilised elevator and rudder trims . |
| 16 | Most schools , I am glad to say , have aquariums and goldfish , water snails , weeds , stones , shells are to be observed carefully and often and the children can then create a picture from a real experience , not necessarily from direct observation , but with the experience near at hand for reference when needed . |
| 17 | I am glad to say that immense capital investment is going into that , which did not happen under the last Labour Government . |
| 18 | I am glad to say that I provide that . |
| 19 | I am glad to say that they are now in Wales . |
| 20 | I am glad to say my friend Inspector Rose of the Yard will investigate . |
| 21 | I am glad to say that Girobank have agreed to refund the 10 because , said a spokeswoman , ‘ Mr Kimbrey has never been overdrawn before , is a good customer , and it is a very small amount . ’ |
| 22 | Despite the unremitting hostility of the Opposition Front-Bench team , I am glad to say that the majority group on the present Liverpool city council , in contrast to its predecessor , is showing interest in a housing action trust and my Department is discussing the matter with it . |
| 23 | I am glad to say that we were broadly in agreement on our approach to the round . |
| 24 | At the first , there was not much co-operation , but I am glad to say that in October the association announced a scheme similar to that which my hon. Friend suggested — to offer discounts to certain car owners who have security devices fitted when the car is being made in the factory . |
| 25 | On the hon. Gentleman 's last point , I am glad to say that work is being done on such devices so that we can trace cars more effectively . |
| 26 | I am glad to say that his thoughts are not shared by Opposition Front Benchers . |
| 27 | I met the management of Trent Buses , which operates in a very competitive , deregulated environment , and I am glad to say that its investment programme over the past five years has been impressive . |
| 28 | It has been a faithful city , and I am glad to say that , throughout this century , it has been very faithful to the Conservative party . |
| 29 | Some head teachers — a minority , I am glad to say — ask why their schools can not be inspected by inspectors they know . |
| 30 | I am also from the provinces — I am glad to say that I am not a Londoner , but come from Wessex . |