Example sentences of "nice to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was never any good at lecturing so it 's nice to be good at something . ’ |
| 2 | IS IT POSSIBLE to be too nice to be a television presenter ? |
| 3 | It was nice to be with others ; I had just had three weeks on my tod with company only in Reykjavik campsite . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name . |
| 5 | Nothing much grows in winter , but it 's nice to be in the garden . |
| 6 | It 'd be nice to be waiting here for a train and then getting on it and going somewhere nice . |
| 7 | It would be nice to be totally irresponsible , he felt , and get so stinking drunk that he could say what he liked to them . |
| 8 | Once or twice they 'd had to sleep down there , though not often because Gloria said it was n't nice to be all pressed up against people you did n't know . |
| 9 | Ideally it would be nice to be the perfect shape tomorrow or next week , but this just is not going to happen . |
| 10 | He greeted cheering members of the Downing Street staff with handshakes and kisses , declaring : ‘ I have only got one thing to say — it 's nice to be back . ’ |
| 11 | He sent up a huge cheer in the hallway as he told the Downing Street staff : ‘ I have only got one thing to say — it 's nice to be back . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's just nice to be at Augusta for the weekend , ’ he said alluding to his more recent efforts here . |
| 13 | It is always nice to be introduced to these meetings because although we are all in the same boat , it 's still a bit daunting walking into a strangers house . |
| 14 | Training alone has never bothered me at all , but it 's nice to be able to go down the pub for a good chinwag after a session . ’ |
| 15 | He picked up the tins ; then , leaning towards her , he said , ‘ Nice to be served by a pretty face . |
| 16 | For example , one person may find it nice to be rewarded for good work by being taken out to a slap-up dinner and another person may be embarrassed by the whole business and have preferred a quiet word of thanks . |
| 17 | Sometimes it 's very nice to be alone . |
| 18 | Very nice to be able to step out of used underwear and know it would be laundered and returned to its drawer pressed and scented , even better never to have to worry about clearing a table or washing up , but nevertheless there was something vaguely disconcerting about maids who went silently , sneakily about their duties under her very nose . |
| 19 | It was very nice to be on the ground , refuel , and find a pilot who spoke excellent English . |
| 20 | However , it 's always nice to be asked , and since so much of life consists of filling in that essentially dull period between waking up and going to sleep , it 's quite exciting to be wooed in the form of a tempting jaunt-ette to parts foreign . |
| 21 | ‘ And now I feel it 's so nice to be free to try things . |
| 22 | But it 's nice to be able to get an unexpected comment . |
| 23 | And it was nice to be here with her , of course . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's nice to be able to say that I saw that big right coming but Ruddock did n't , in fact I do n't think he saw anything that came his way . |
| 25 | Then he admitted : ‘ It 's nice to be back at work . ’ |
| 26 | The last few months have been frustrating , so it was nice to be in action again . |
| 27 | He says it is nice to be able to help her and asks : ‘ You do n't mind it , darling , when I want to talk to you so much ? ’ |
| 28 | They always choose spots which sound wonderful , like beaches or haystacks or something , which in real life are extremely uncomfortable and not very nice to be in at all . |
| 29 | Sometimes it 's nice to be recognized , and it 's all right with me when people shout , ‘ Hello Mike ! ’ |
| 30 | But there are just as many times when it would be nice to be anonymous . |