Example sentences of "am [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to be awkward , but I think you will see that these questions must be answered and if we are going to take extreme positions then we would have to do double the home work that the people do who do n't want to . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a business move and I am sorry to be leaving French rugby as it has been going well , ’ said Andrew . |
| 3 | I am sorry to be holding you up . |
| 4 | It is a lovely play and I am sorry to be leaving , but this is a very strenuous role , and what I am doing is perfectly normal . |
| 5 | However , the major problem , and you Ma'am have already touched upon this as well as the Chairman and I am sorry to be repetitive but we do serve all yachtsmen , two and a half to three million of them whilst being financially supported by only sixty five thousand of them . |
| 6 | Erm there was I am sorry to be boring but there are all these action points from the previous meeting Oh yes I forgot the action points do you feel we have covered them . |
| 7 | I am sorry to be concerned , I do n't know what he wants to pour something down my throat and this is . |
| 8 | ‘ I am willing to be identified in the hope that more people who may have information will contact the police . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I am prepared to be less so . ’ |
| 10 | In order to enjoy solitude , I am prepared to be used . |
| 11 | I am prepared to be convinced that that is not the case and that the Government mean well and intend to try to open up educational opportunity to everyone , no matter their class background . |
| 12 | ‘ I have always been tested before or after competition and I am prepared to be tested any time by the IAAF . ’ |
| 13 | I am delighted to be associated with such a far-reaching project that will act as a clearing house for many people 's activities across the world through a service dedicated to the needs of an unrestricted membership . |
| 14 | As minister responsible for the economy in Northern Ireland , I am delighted to be associated with the publication of ‘ Guide to Exporting . ’ |
| 15 | As one of our valued customers I am delighted to be able to make you this exceptional ‘ Saint and Greavsie ’ offer : |
| 16 | US President Ronald Reagan , 81 , told the Oxford Union Society : ‘ I am delighted to be with you today . ’ |
| 17 | Speaking after the settlement , Mr King said : ‘ I am delighted to be vindicated after this prolonged action . |
| 18 | Or , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , I am delighted to be invited to tell you about the amusing experiences I have had while travelling/teaching as a , etc . ’ |
| 19 | I am delighted to be once again working with Eddie Bell . ’ |
| 20 | I am delighted to be here today to open the G M B congress for nineteen ninety three as Deputy M Mayor of this great city of Portsmouth , and not Manchester . |
| 21 | I am delighted to be able to tell the hon. Gentleman that our policy on capital expenditure is to encourage and enable higher education institutions to invest , as they need to do , to accommodate the dramatic increase in student numbers as well as provide facilities for the research of remarkable quality which takes place in so many of our universities . |
| 22 | I am delighted to be joined by my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley , South ( Mr. McMaster ) . |
| 23 | I am delighted to be able to say that I have just received notice from the Department of the Environment that Chorley is to be allocated an additional amount for doing up old housing — nearly £0.25 million . |
| 24 | I am delighted to be able to send you a copy of the report prepared by my review group called ‘ Building on Ability : Sport for people with disabilities ’ . |
| 25 | I am delighted to be reviewing Sally Booth 's latest work , firstly because it ‘ take 's one to know one ’ … |
| 26 | I am delighted to be able to express my congratulations to the Society on the occasion of its 40th anniversary celebrations . |
| 27 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 28 | Now I am delighted to be able to hand over the spot-light to my three management colleagues on the management team . |
| 29 | ‘ I am delighted to be able to do this . |
| 30 | I am delighted to be able to help my constituency . |