Example sentences of "i [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She added sagely , ‘ Arnie and I are used to separations , and we know nothing 's going to happen just because we 're apart for a while . ’ |
| 2 | Well , we were the oldest pair in the competition — both my partner and I are closer to the Queen 's telegram than the christening gown ; both nearer the bathchair than the pushchair ! |
| 3 | I am vulnerable to the inference here that my inquiry has vested interests ; that because I am an African-American and a writer I stand to benefit in ways not limited to intellectual fulfilment from this line of questioning . |
| 4 | I am delighted to be associated with such a far-reaching project that will act as a clearing house for many people 's activities across the world through a service dedicated to the needs of an unrestricted membership . |
| 5 | As minister responsible for the economy in Northern Ireland , I am delighted to be associated with the publication of ‘ Guide to Exporting . ’ |
| 6 | As one of our valued customers I am delighted to be able to make you this exceptional ‘ Saint and Greavsie ’ offer : |
| 7 | US President Ronald Reagan , 81 , told the Oxford Union Society : ‘ I am delighted to be with you today . ’ |
| 8 | Speaking after the settlement , Mr King said : ‘ I am delighted to be vindicated after this prolonged action . |
| 9 | Or , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , I am delighted to be invited to tell you about the amusing experiences I have had while travelling/teaching as a , etc . ’ |
| 10 | I am delighted to be once again working with Eddie Bell . ’ |
| 11 | I am delighted to be here today to open the G M B congress for nineteen ninety three as Deputy M Mayor of this great city of Portsmouth , and not Manchester . |
| 12 | I am delighted to be able to tell the hon. Gentleman that our policy on capital expenditure is to encourage and enable higher education institutions to invest , as they need to do , to accommodate the dramatic increase in student numbers as well as provide facilities for the research of remarkable quality which takes place in so many of our universities . |
| 13 | I am delighted to be joined by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley , South ( Mr. McMaster ) . |
| 14 | I am delighted to be able to say that I have just received notice from the Department of the Environment that Chorley is to be allocated an additional amount for doing up old housing — nearly £0.25 million . |
| 15 | I am delighted to be able to send you a copy of the report prepared by my review group called ‘ Building on Ability : Sport for people with disabilities ’ . |
| 16 | I am delighted to be reviewing Sally Booth 's latest work , firstly because it ‘ take 's one to know one ’ … |
| 17 | I am delighted to be able to express my congratulations to the Society on the occasion of its 40th anniversary celebrations . |
| 18 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 19 | Now I am delighted to be able to hand over the spot-light to my three management colleagues on the management team . |
| 20 | ‘ I am delighted to be able to do this . |
| 21 | I am delighted to be able to help my constituency . |
| 22 | My name is Ricky Elliot , I am delighted to be here . |
| 23 | As I am new to this post I am not sure whether we sent you copies of new Community Care leaflets when they were first produced so I now enclose a set for your information . |
| 24 | I am good to my children |
| 25 | I am good to my husband |
| 26 | What matters is that I need never question that there is a course which is objectively the best for me , and that when most aware I am nearest to it . |
| 27 | Within a decade , Fothergill was able to give Marshall a descriptive account of the flourishing Upton garden acknowledged , he said , ‘ by the ablest botanists we have , that there is not a richer bit of ground in curious American plants in Great Britain ; and for many of the most curious I am obliged to thy diligence and care . ’ |
| 28 | I am obliged to thee , for thy good advice , to contract my descriptions . |
| 29 | If you are counsel and recognise that the judge 's objection is valid , concede the point gracefully by saying : ‘ I am obliged to your lordship . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I am obliged to you , ’ the gentleman returned , a satirical inflexion in the light voice . |