Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] happy " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Douglas 's defence , Jean Simmons once told me , ‘ When Stanley came on he said he would like me to do it , and Kirk seemed to be happy about that . ’ |
| 2 | Everyone , including the Indians , seemed to be happy and laughing , and in my surly mood I unkindly wished them all in hell — chiefly because no one was in any hurry to serve me and I had to sit and watch a party at the next table consume a feast that looked to me as if it had issued straight from Nirvana , before I was even shown a menu . |
| 3 | My father seemed to be happy to conduct his affairs through them for long enough . |
| 4 | Now Helen , loving and admiring him , had given him the confidence he needed to be happy . |
| 5 | What perhaps struck her the most was that , despite all , many of them appeared to be happy , while she , Sally-Anne , who could if she wished command the most luxurious life a woman could dream of , was most desperately unhappy , and had no idea of how she might become otherwise . |
| 6 | He said they appeared to be happy with their sojourn into the wilds . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I was suffering from a virus and was n't really fit , so all things considered I had to be happy with my performance , ’ he said . |
| 8 | If I wanted to be happy I should have avoided the pub altogether , or at least had nothing stronger than mineral water . |
| 9 | She wanted to be happy with him and for everything to be as it had been before but it did n't seem possible . |
| 10 | He wanted to be happy . |
| 11 | If you wanted to be happy in life , then you had to find an occupation that began with the same letter as your surname . |