Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] a pleasure " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a warm sunny evening , it 's always a pleasure to invite friends round and dine alfresco . |
| 2 | Thank you very much well it 's always a pleasure to hear of about the Seamanship Foundation and I 'm sure that , as you might be saying , and er the need for the foundation 's fundraising will be rather heightened this year as a result of last year 's drop but I 'm equally sure that you will get a tremendous amount of support from the members and on that note which I think is er also is an important method of concentrating our priorities and on the basis of we 're extremely lucky to be able to pursue a really very enjoyable pastime with relatively few problems and that if we can get those opportunities to many more , who would otherwise not be able to enjoy and in fact frequently do n't get to enjoy any other pastime , we should endeavour to do so and consider ourselves lucky that we can . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's always a pleasure to see our regulars . |
| 4 | It is also a pleasure for a nation of country lovers to escape from what is in danger of becoming a land of theme parks and golf courses , to a place in which the earth is actually used for growing things and where the workers have n't been reduced to the statutory rustic who sits in the corner of the saloon bar entertaining the merchant bankers . |
| 5 | It is unquestionably a pleasure to see Paul Scofield wrap his voice round a sentence ; Vanessa Redgrave laugh as if she 's just been caught off guard ; and Daniel Massey inflect his expression just so , to suggest a man on the cusp between debonair and disintegrating . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ It is always a pleasure to be that close to such a great golfer . ’ |
| 7 | It is always a pleasure to come across someone with passionately held views and who truly loved the hills . |
| 8 | It is always a pleasure to go to Goldsmiths ' Hall , and never more so than for this event when the stately rooms provide the perfect background for contemporary work . |
| 9 | Ladies and Gentlemen , it is always a pleasure to attend a wedding . |
| 10 | ‘ It is always a pleasure to talk to you , but I must not detain you . |
| 11 | It is always a pleasure to meet you at Link meetings and other events . |
| 12 | It is always a pleasure to reply to the beguiling and dulcet tones of the hon. Member for Bradford , South ( Mr. Cryer ) . |
| 13 | It is always a pleasure to speak in the same debate as the hon. Member for Beaconsfield ( Mr. Smith ) . |
| 14 | It is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne ( Mr. Sheldon ) . |
| 15 | It is always a pleasure to meet you in the field and I appreciate your commitment to creating a better housing business and providing greater satisfaction for our customers . |
| 16 | When entertaining , much depends on the kind of entertainment you like , and what adaptations may be possible so that it is still a pleasure and not a strain . |
| 17 | However , it is still a pleasure to re-introduce her and uncover some of the issues she raises , since the search for a realisable free-space for women continues and her pictures are one stop on the journey there . |
| 18 | It was also a pleasure to meet Ann on her visit here . |
| 19 | She rarely came out of Merchiston Lodge , except to go to the village , and it was quite a pleasure , she discovered , to be driving away from it . |
| 20 | Not normally being in the business of art detection it was still a pleasure to help . |
| 21 | It was almost a pleasure to deal with a tantrum from Weenie , and a positive relief to be sent home in a police car . |
| 22 | Corbett rarely lost his temper and when he did it was always a pleasure to watch . |
| 23 | Although in her 94th year it was always a pleasure to visit . |
| 24 | Will over £1100 was made down there and it was always a pleasure to see the happy throng that congregated daily . |