Example sentences of "and i [be] pleased [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a letter to Minnie , who seemed the natural recipient of the account she wished to give , she described how — when first she was taken ill Minnie , which I expect you have heard of from Miss Arabel , who I dare say was given a terrible fright as were we all , many despaired of her life but I did not and I am pleased to say my faith was justified . |
| 2 | ‘ Dinner will be served at the usual time and I am pleased to say there will be no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time . ’ |
| 3 | We are anxious that all industrial customers should have access to competitively priced electricity and I am pleased to say that an independent survey showed that in the first year after privatisation three quarters of those customers experienced at least a 10 per cent . |
| 4 | Fortunately , his family was able to come here later and I am pleased to say that they now live here safely . |
| 5 | The decision was communicated to our staff late in 1992 and I am pleased to say that the wind-down has been handled as efficiently as could be wished . |
| 6 | ‘ We are determined to return to profitability during 1993 and I am pleased to say that overall our plans to achieve this appear to be well on course , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Because of the delay and police inquiries , we were unable t o walk round the ancient ruins of Jericho , said to be the world 's oldest city and I am pleased to confirm the walls are not standing ! |
| 8 | The whole responsibility rests with Alain and I am pleased to see him here , getting a few days ’ break , although I imagine that Sunday night will see him speeding back to Paris , whatever we decide to do . |
| 9 | But that in no way affected my admiration for what Winston had done , and I am pleased to think that on one or two occasions I have been able to render him some modest service in the way of a reward for this particular display of public courage . |
| 10 | The Scotland-wide network of business secondees we have been able to attract to this project is most impressive and I am pleased to list the supporting companies and organisations on page 13 of this Report . |
| 11 | Jamie has a lot of skill and I 'm pleased to give him this opportunity . ’ |
| 12 | Erm , the local government act nineteen ninety-two permits the auditor to actually advise the council to er matters which we believe that you should consider in full , er er , County erm , Council meeting , and I 'm pleased to confirm that for this year there is nothing of that nature , that er , we would put to you , to refer to . |
| 13 | I received it , along with her idea for making a Christmas fairy , just in time for the festive season and I 'm pleased to say that I made my fairy thanks to Mrs Sall and the post office . |
| 14 | I spent hours trying to answer that query — and I 'm pleased to say that experience has proved that we were n't entirely loony . |
| 15 | The only saving grace is that under pressure your decision-making seems to speed up and I 'm pleased to say that , instead of freezing , I quickly resolved that there was no way I could brake or slew the aircraft — still travelling at 55 or 60 mph — away from the ditch . |
| 16 | Meanwhile Suzanne 's blood tests confirmed glandular fever and I 'm pleased to say she has recovered with rest and painkillers . |
| 17 | We held our position against that and I 'm pleased to say er , we will continue , we will continue to be stocked . |
| 18 | which we did , and I 'm pleased to say that they endorsed that that general position , in other words their not going to come to a conclusion whether or not they should take any part in the proceedings , whether they should intervene or seek to stop the project until much later in the day . |
| 19 | Yes , Chairman I , I think members will be aware that er , we have er , always erm , enjoyed a very close relationship with Age Concern culture , and erm , they do invaluable work on behalf older people in the county , and I think like all organizations and in the changing climate , there was a need for them to er , to , to review their situation , and in , in the changing world , and I 'm pleased to say that Age Concern recognized that there was a need to er , to adjust their relationship with the County Council , primarily to enable them to , to further develop and take advantage of the funding opportunities that are available now under the new arrangements for care in the community . |
| 20 | Lincolnshire has a lot of history of being a well managed authority , a proved exercising sound controls on its financial and management affairs , and I 'm pleased to say that I 'm again in a position to confirm that that is our view , for the conduct of the Council 's business in the period on which we are reporting . |
| 21 | I 'm working hard , with colleagues , to provide a fair education system throughout the district and I 'm pleased to say , Lord Mayor , when the Tories talk of petty interference , it 's interpreted by our head teachers and schools as co-operation , consultation , our listening ear , yes , Councillor and Councillor , they 'll listen and if they 've got the money they 'll assist our schools . |
| 22 | And so on and I 'm pleased to say that they came back saying , Yeah we can still hold our head up high . |
| 23 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 24 | Both are members of the Penygroes RFC and I 'm pleased to report that out of the two games played , Penygroes won both , with scoring 6 tries , making the results 28–17 and 26–15 . |
| 25 | This money ( £89.99 ) is available for sporting or recreational uses in the parish and I 'm pleased to tell you that at their recent meeting the Parish Council agreed that it should be passed to Scorton Bowling Club . |
| 26 | We much enjoyed your visit during the vacation , and your mother and I were pleased to hear that you are attending to your studies and making a circle of friends . |
| 27 | Wendy and I were pleased to find that we were to be billeted in the same small town of Wolverton — pleased , that is , until we saw it ! |
| 28 | Dad has three cats called Toby , Cleo and Mishkin , and I was pleased to see them again . |
| 29 | Yes , I welcome the substantial orders that have been received and I was pleased to see that in the past few days a number of them have come here . |
| 30 | They were happy to learn that I was alive , and I was pleased to find some family . |