Example sentences of "pleased [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did everything we could to encourage her to be pleased with being brown . |
| 2 | The only touch I was remotely pleased with was an elegant , cane-handled parasol I 'd borrowed from a colleague . |
| 3 | It was all at my fingertips and I was only too pleased to be of some assistance , from whatever quarter the request came . |
| 4 | Troops and tanks were coming over the bridge , the soldiers appeared very pleased to be here , waving and smiling at everyone . |
| 5 | I was pleased to be on the move again . |
| 6 | We are very pleased to be able to point to increased co-operation and liaison with other Service charities . |
| 7 | In fact it is downright unfriendly and I was very pleased to be at the top . |
| 8 | He was particularly pleased to be patron of Great Ormond Street , he said , because he had been there himself as a child . |
| 9 | They all speak excellent English and going on last year , are so pleased to be in Britain and so appreciative of everything arranged for them that they make an easy and rewarding group to entertain . |
| 10 | At 93 , little remained of the liturgical Hebrew he had studied before the October Revolution , but he was pleased to be leaving his quarrelsome Armenian and Azerbaijani neighbours behind . |
| 11 | We are pleased to be the appointed agents for several interesting sites countywide currently on offer by Trencherwood . |
| 12 | Satan must be pleased to be so fashionable again . |
| 13 | He does n't exactly say ; he 's pleased to be back . |
| 14 | Today he felt particularly pleased to be back . |
| 15 | ‘ Show her you 're pleased to be here . ’ |
| 16 | It was a rhetorical question but Elisabeth was pleased to be distracted , given an opening , so that she might contribute to the conversation . |
| 17 | His bust , crowned with fresh bay leaves , presides at the side of the stage , and if he is looking down from Valhalla , let us hope he is pleased to be proved wrong . |
| 18 | The quay was deserted ; soon the Black Pig was floating out on the falling tide , and for once as they hoisted the mainsail the crew were well pleased to be going back to sea . |
| 19 | New for Summer ‘ 90 , we 're really pleased to be able to offer you the magnificent Sota Vento apartments as our Club Choice in buzzing Magalluf . |
| 20 | Due to popular demand we 're pleased to be back again at the Thermai for Summer ‘ 90 , one of the most established hotels in Rhodes Town . |
| 21 | We are pleased to be able to offer this well-run house , which enjoys a good reputation locally . |
| 22 | It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots ! |
| 23 | I am pleased to be able to let you know that our branch has sent £250 to HQ in response to its request for help in its dire financial situation . |
| 24 | The last time I had an office job was in 1986 — it was a disaster , and I 'm pleased to be able to say that I have n't done a day 's work since . |
| 25 | Mr McTavish forbore to mention that he had n't made it quite to the same standard as his host but was obviously pleased to be included in the generalization . |
| 26 | I was pleased to be able to announce that I had followed many of their therapies , but fearfully expressed my alarm and disappointment that having religiously performed my visualizations , cancer may have returned by the back door . |
| 27 | By 10.35 am ( it was a double lesson ) the children were pleased to be on the move . |
| 28 | We are pleased to be able to offer an early bird festival saver for those wishing to attend all events within this year 's YEMF ( except Event 16 ) . |
| 29 | Introduced to the children by headteacher Margaret Sutton , Mrs. Bulmer said she was pleased to be able to make the visit and presented the school with a tree , which she hoped the children would be planting in the garden . |
| 30 | He wanted to take on the Glamorgan job again , whenever Butcher may decide to retire , and he was pleased to be thought a contender to take England to India if , as is expected , Graham Gooch opts out . |