Example sentences of "be happy " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul was invited to give a series of public lectures at the school , and word got around that I was on the verge of retirement and Paul would be happy to take my place . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'd be happy with just a council flat but there are n't any going these days . |
| 3 | Many spiraeas will be happy in partial shade , brightening it with their dense white blooms |
| 4 | Few have gone through aerobatic training , and the modern tendency is to be happy with a few hours of stall avoidance training and little , if any , spinning . |
| 5 | He would ask young Alex for the ring , and see that it was put well on Mary 's finger , he would wish them to be happy and fruitful and true to one another and that nothing would ever part them . |
| 6 | Here it was impossible not to be happy . |
| 7 | Pond snail in monteray pine David Morgan ( or Ned ) is one of the rate sorts of person who always appears to be happy and cheerful , making him the natural leader of the Devon branch of the British Woodcarvers Association . |
| 8 | Jane would also be happy to talk to any Chief Officer who is contacted by a local Conservative Association and would like further information . |
| 9 | Donald Davie , in a dispirited essay called ‘ Criticism and the Academy ’ , ruefully acknowledges that the belletrist criticism of men of letters such as Edmund Wilson and Cyril Connolly ( unequal figures , these , one has to remark ) might have more to be said for it than he , as a lifelong academic , would be happy to acknowledge : |
| 10 | As for the private sector , while BT may be happy to provide pump priming for five telecottages in the north of Scotland , it is not about to bankroll a nationwide network . |
| 11 | SOCIAL ‘ Sociologists apparently have come round to the belief that 50 per cent of middle-class parents who send their children to private schools would be happy to put them in the state system if dinner money was renamed lunch money . ’ |
| 12 | Ferguson said : ‘ I 'd be happy to let him go because it is important for England and I do n't want to seem obstructive . ’ |
| 13 | I shall be happy for the fellow who takes my place . ’ |
| 14 | Besides two short piano pieces from Sanctus , Words For The Dying also includes the luminous The Soul of Carmen Miranda , one of three spontaneous and highly promising recordings with Eno that will set the tone for the next album , ‘ a rock'n'roll record I can be happy with because the percussion wo n't hit me over the head . ’ |
| 15 | We would be happy to do more ventures involving cross-shareholdings , especially in Europe . ’ |
| 16 | According to Auditel 's Malgara , everyone should be happy . |
| 17 | As most actors are looking for someone they 'll be happy to hang around with for years to come , they tend to choose subjects they like and approve of . |
| 18 | If Mr Lawson was , he might be happy to see the pound fall to ease the burden on companies . |
| 19 | The church is not a political opposition — its present , more vocal , leaders would be happy with a freer , more democratic and humane form of socialism . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , Brian Wilson , the former Beach Boy , would be happy enough to get some of his own songs back . |
| 21 | She was n't meant to be happy , she was meant to be with me . |
| 22 | Clearly the RAF would be happy to show me their trophy-winners — while my cunning instincts told me that this would be the best place to do food-tasting ! |
| 23 | However if there is a particular occasion we have missed , we would be happy to organise a special tour to your specifications . |
| 24 | All these can be covered by a simple set of wording in your Will which we would be happy to provide . |
| 25 | He could never be happy with morning prayer and not the sacrament as the chief morning service . |
| 26 | He knew that he was not going to be happy if he were deprived of the chance to study . |
| 27 | If you come to York , I shall be happy . ’ |
| 28 | The accountant will be happy to do this on the band 's behalf . |
| 29 | If the company are unwilling to do this , the accountant , possibly with the assistance of a computer bureau , will generally be happy to get this done . |
| 30 | She wore her bridal clothes and jewellery : this was how her mother had sent her , for the first time , from her home , taking care that every detail of her ornaments should be perfect hoping , praying that she would be happy . |