Example sentences of "was [adv] happy to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The island was my home now , not my prison , and I was just happy to be alive . |
| 2 | But he was just happy to be on a court again at the Halle arena , a new stadium which has been modelled on the All-England club . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , his allegiance did not suddenly evaporate and by 1869 , on the eve of his departure for Basle , he was still happy to be the central member of a small circle of devotees . |
| 4 | She continued being ‘ the worst horse in the world ’ until one year she was served by yet another stallion ; but this time the stallion worked a genetic miracle upon the foal which was quite happy to be taught anything ! |
| 5 | He was quite happy to be Marcus 's dog , but it was possible that Marcus relied on his assuming some more dignified role . |
| 6 | Lesley does n't really judge herself as a musician anyway , but was quite happy to be judged as woman first because she is ‘ immensely proud ’ of her gender . |
| 7 | Bobby was too happy to be bothered . |
| 8 | Margaret smiled at me over the table as if she had read my mind and was too happy to be anything but amused by the fact . |
| 9 | Christian was too happy to be the bearer of bad news , and yet he had told them earlier he had something to say that would affect them all . |
| 10 | But he was very happy to be so near the hills because he loved them . |