Example sentences of "be proud to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of this has to do with Veronica Lake 's deep , husky voice : a smoky spirit whose name and form collectively conjured up a feminine aura of water , vapour , air , smoke and flesh at the same time ; a floating dreamboat that any boy of six would be proud to be married to . |
| 2 | The result was slogans such as ‘ Germans be proud to be Germans , Turks be proud to be Turks — United against Communism and Racial Mixing ’ . |
| 3 | The result was slogans such as ‘ Germans be proud to be Germans , Turks be proud to be Turks — United against Communism and Racial Mixing ’ . |
| 4 | This is going to be a show you 'll be proud to be associated with , Bobby . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd be proud to be like your mother , ’ said Ellen , and she glanced towards Mary smiling on the mantelpiece and crossed herself . |
| 6 | His two favourite slogans were ‘ I 'm proud to be a German ’ and ‘ We want to stay German . ’ |
| 7 | Veteran writer Adele Rose said : ‘ I 'm proud to be a member of the finest team on TV . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I talk about being black because I 'm proud to be , ’ says Christie . |
| 9 | That is why I 'm proud to be a Brummie . |
| 10 | And I 'm proud to be a European and believe in Europe as well as accepting the realities . |
| 11 | Erm but finally , I 'm a Liberal Democrat , I 'm proud to be one , I was in the Alliance before , an S D P member it turns out , I 'm a great admirer of the present leader , Paddy Ashdown , and I think he , and all of us , have done wonders since the dismal days in late eighty seven , when our opinion poll rating was Well single figures and not even necessarily that bigger single figure . |
| 12 | We have a Labour-led council , which I 'm proud to be the leader . |
| 13 | Let me tell you , I do n't want anyone making excuses for me , I 'm proud to be a trade unionist and I 'm proud to be a Socialist . |
| 14 | Let me tell you , I do n't want anyone making excuses for me , I 'm proud to be a trade unionist and I 'm proud to be a Socialist . |
| 15 | The Rigalis ' 31-year-old son , Amedeo , meanwhile , joins in with a voice as Easington as you might find : ‘ I 'm proud to be half Italian , but I do n't give it that much thought . ’ |
| 16 | Mr Canavan , who is fighting for re-election as MP for Falkirk West and has been a prominent member of PLCND , said : ‘ I have always been proud to be a member of CND and will continue to campaign vigorously for unilateral nuclear disarmament within the Labour Party . |
| 17 | If human communication were a simple matter of reciprocally exchanged words , if words had no resonances beyond themselves , I might have been proud to be cast in such a role , and either self-confident enough in my ability to fulfil it , or else realistic enough to modify my directives and declare myself in favour of some more modest role . |
| 18 | ‘ I have been proud to be a member of the circuit all my working life and welcome any opportunity to come back , ’ he added . |
| 19 | I am proud to come from this area , I am proud to be British , I will always be proud to serve this democracy . ’ |
| 20 | If that is ‘ soft ’ then I am proud to be a ‘ softie . ’ |
| 21 | He had written an essay on ‘ Why I Am Proud to Be an American ’ , and he had won third prize . |
| 22 | Baroness Cumberlege said : ‘ I am proud to be associated with this important new initiative to conserve a landscape which I have known and loved for much of my life . ’ |
| 23 | I am proud to be British , proud to have won honours for all of the people . |
| 24 | And she said : ‘ I love the life and I am proud to be the first woman to join . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I am proud to be the Chancellor of Salford ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I am proud to be representing the company and being able to wear the Wedgwood vest . ’ |
| 27 | I am proud to be a member of a Government who have increased health spending in real terms since 1979 by nearly 40 per cent. , treated 900,000 more people in Scotland last year than in the year in which we came into office , increased the number of nurses by more than 9,000 and now pay them 41 per cent . |
| 28 | I 'm a Socialist , i but it 's a swear word now , well I am proud to be a Socialist so I will stand up and be counted . |
| 29 | I am proud to be one of the last apprentices |
| 30 | I am proud to be with him now . ’ |