Example sentences of "[coord] i [be] [adj] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | We approached 1991 with a very positive attitude and I am delighted to say , that most aspects of our business moved forward extremely well after a lot of hard work and determination to succeed . |
| 2 | And McGrindle , very matter of fact though drunk as usual : I have sixteen children , seven by my first marriage , four by my second , my second wife had two of her own , that makes thirteen , and three from my third , sixteen , and I am proud to say I have been able to give them all a good education and every chance in life without ever compromising my integrity . |
| 3 | In four years I fostered one ! and I am proud to say that Fr Liam Durrant , our present Vocations Director , came through my hands — should he be successful , would that make me a grandfather ? ! |
| 4 | ‘ So I had no hesitation in telling him as much after Saturday 's match and I am proud to say we exchanged shirts . |
| 5 | In a letter to Minnie , who seemed the natural recipient of the account she wished to give , she described how — when first she was taken ill Minnie , which I expect you have heard of from Miss Arabel , who I dare say was given a terrible fright as were we all , many despaired of her life but I did not and I am pleased to say my faith was justified . |
| 6 | ‘ Dinner will be served at the usual time and I am pleased to say there will be no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time . ’ |
| 7 | We are anxious that all industrial customers should have access to competitively priced electricity and I am pleased to say that an independent survey showed that in the first year after privatisation three quarters of those customers experienced at least a 10 per cent . |
| 8 | Fortunately , his family was able to come here later and I am pleased to say that they now live here safely . |
| 9 | The decision was communicated to our staff late in 1992 and I am pleased to say that the wind-down has been handled as efficiently as could be wished . |
| 10 | ‘ We are determined to return to profitability during 1993 and I am pleased to say that overall our plans to achieve this appear to be well on course , ’ he said . |
| 11 | For in the matter of self-government , Mr Chairman , we have become , and I am sorry to say it , a nation of political eunuchs . |
| 12 | You are a young gentleman and I am sorry to say , not better than I wish you to be . |
| 13 | I have bought Today 's Horse since the beginning and I am happy to say that it is getting better and better — something which can not always be said for the other horsy magazines , which are often repetitive and patronising . |
| 14 | To give the engineers a better appreciation of this aspect I encouraged them to learn to fly up to private pilot standard and I am happy to say this was approached by many of them with considerable enthusiasm . |
| 15 | In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion . |
| 16 | There was an impression that my milkmaid friend was what is called well-connected , and I am glad to say that as she grew old she was , as it were , gathered in , to be near her relatives . |
| 17 | ‘ A very good point ’ , he said ‘ and I am glad to say that we have the whole matter under constant study . ’ |
| 18 | Now there was a pleasant , outgoing and jolly man , and I am glad to say he had a long and happy life . |
| 19 | I met the management of Trent Buses , which operates in a very competitive , deregulated environment , and I am glad to say that its investment programme over the past five years has been impressive . |
| 20 | It has been a faithful city , and I am glad to say that , throughout this century , it has been very faithful to the Conservative party . |
| 21 | And I 'm proud to say , whether it 's to keep our nation strong , extend the freedom of thought through telecommunications , or expand the industrial horizons , all of us who work at Hughes will continue to expand our vision — to meet tomorrow 's need today . |
| 22 | a member of the G M B. I 'm proud to say that I 'm a trade unionist , and I 'm proud to say that I 'm a Socialist , and if I 'm gon na remain that , and if we 're gon na carry that message forward , we 've got ta be on the move , we 've got ta do it , we 've got ta carry it forward , we ca n't afford to muddle our way through . |
| 23 | The introduction and distribution of safety representative kits is an important factor in the role of G M B members at local level , and I 'm proud to say that in my own region , ninety three percent of the reps receive their kits . |
| 24 | This enables us to show clearly the most important features of the accounts which are the volume of the mainstream activity of the Council , and I 'm sad to say the deficit that we incur on that mainstream activity . |
| 25 | I received it , along with her idea for making a Christmas fairy , just in time for the festive season and I 'm pleased to say that I made my fairy thanks to Mrs Sall and the post office . |
| 26 | I spent hours trying to answer that query — and I 'm pleased to say that experience has proved that we were n't entirely loony . |
| 27 | The only saving grace is that under pressure your decision-making seems to speed up and I 'm pleased to say that , instead of freezing , I quickly resolved that there was no way I could brake or slew the aircraft — still travelling at 55 or 60 mph — away from the ditch . |
| 28 | Meanwhile Suzanne 's blood tests confirmed glandular fever and I 'm pleased to say she has recovered with rest and painkillers . |
| 29 | We held our position against that and I 'm pleased to say er , we will continue , we will continue to be stocked . |
| 30 | which we did , and I 'm pleased to say that they endorsed that that general position , in other words their not going to come to a conclusion whether or not they should take any part in the proceedings , whether they should intervene or seek to stop the project until much later in the day . |