Example sentences of "pleased [to-vb] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are pleased to see that at least the Labour Party now are deciding that they can at last work with the Government . |
| 2 | Now I 'm a governor of two schools and from this perspective in particular , I 'm very pleased to see that as a result of the legacy of previous Conservative administration and the generous S S A proposals for this year , that the Conservative group have been able to put forward a budget which enables schools budgets to be increased fully for demography and inflation and certainly I know that was a great worry this year in many of our schools that that might not be possible so it 's good to see that it is possible . |
| 3 | I was pleased to see that in the 1992 World Cup team there were four Afrikaners in murg en beens ( in marrow and bone ) who had Afrikaans as their first language of fluency — Wessels , Cronje , Bosch and Sonald . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We did have to predict how much we could help ourselves financially and Joan is pleased to report that through the marvellous efforts made through fund-raising this prediction has been achieved . |
| 6 | I am pleased to report that in 1992 I was able to substantially achieve one of the objects of my Presidency , the refurbishment of the main exhibition galleries at Portland Place , making it more welcoming to members and the public and better able to put the case for architecture . |
| 7 | I am pleased to report that in recent years commercial and retail development in Belfast have reached unprecedented levels . |
| 8 | I am pleased to report that in 1992 , ICI continued to improve the environmental performance of its operations worldwide and to make good progress towards meeting its environmental objectives . |
| 9 | The RNLI is pleased to acknowledge that in all material respects the hull form of all boats of the Arun class have been built to the lines drawn by Mr McLachlan . |
| 10 | The House will be pleased to know that in 1991 there appear to have been lower fatalities on our roads than in any year since the 1940s , despite a ninefold increase in the amount of traffic . |
| 11 | Checking his purchases against her list as he approached the checkout , he was pleased to find that at no point did the two coincide . |
| 12 | I do n't like heroes , so I was pleased to find that on the way up to Gorffwysfa Norman fussed and worried as anyone might when faced with the return to climbing after a long break . |
| 13 | However , I am pleased to recall that by the time dinner was served an hour or so later , nothing but efficiency and professional calm was exhibited on the part of my team . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The work is most fascinating , the the records they hold are quite er large and erm , I 'm pleased to say that on their request , the Conservative group have have given the records of our group meetings since nineteen sixty to nineteen eighty-six to the , erm , record office , and before anyone rushes over , there is a , a , a slight before they 're released to the public . |
| 16 | I 'm pleased to say that in the course of the last six months we 've seen a strong recovery in profits . |
| 17 | I am pleased to say that after decades of decline , the United Kingdom 's share of world trade in manufactures flattened out in the mid-1980s , increased in 1989 and 1990 , and looks most likely to have increased again in 1991 . |