Example sentences of "pleased [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very pleased to see that Tail Ending featured a Dalmation ! |
| 2 | She was pleased to see that the 460 uses unleaded fuel , helping her bid to escape the city smoke . |
| 3 | Since so many of us had made love to either O or to Boy we felt that by comparing notes we knew a great deal about how they behaved when making love , and so when we saw them reappear so obviously as lovers we were pleased to see that our predictions had been correct . |
| 4 | He was pleased to see that as soon as they left the abbey gate , they were joined by the soldiers Sir James Selkirk had stationed near the abbey . |
| 5 | Margaret was pleased to see that she now had Reg 's full attention . |
| 6 | Marcel Berlins writes : ‘ I 'm pleased to see that the Bar has set up a committee to monitor and research into sex discrimination in the profession . ’ |
| 7 | Manville grinned , pleased to see that he had the man rattled . |
| 8 | IN the recently-published list of the world 's wealthiest black people , I was pleased to see that Frank Bruno ( right ) is one of Britain 's top earners . |
| 9 | I was pleased to see that the bathroom was fitted with a perfectly conventional door and even a bolt ! |
| 10 | He said : ‘ I am pleased to see that this budget recognises that education and training are a high priority in job creation . ’ |
| 11 | I am pleased to see that the ITF has moved quickly by levying significant fines on the Brazilian Tennis Association for breaches of regulations during the tie , relating to the facilities that were made available in the temporary stadium . |
| 12 | The Duke added , however , that he was pleased to see that the RNLI was not an organisation blinkered by its traditions . |
| 13 | ‘ Then I 'll wish for the first and last dance tonight and as many as you can spare in between , ’ Harry rejoined , and was pleased to see that Cora-Beth was actually blushing . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Athelstan was pleased to see that it was empty and insisted that this time he should be host . |
| 16 | We are very pleased to see that the draft directives are allowing the partnership between the profession and the supervisory authorities to continue . |
| 17 | Jenna glared at him , her cheeks burning hot , and she was pleased to see that he looked satisfyingly startled at her temper . |
| 18 | ‘ I — I 'll cook you a meal , ’ Jenna offered quickly , pleased to see that some of his rage had subsided . |
| 19 | She risked putting the lamp on and was pleased to see that Ana 's feet did not look as bad as her own felt . |
| 20 | Mike was waiting for her in the lobby when she came down , and she was pleased to see that he too had dressed as informally as possible in deference to the humidity . |
| 21 | ‘ They must have been pushed to have put that in ! ’ she told him scornfully , although she was secretly pleased to see that the camera had been kind to her . |
| 22 | He laughed , but she was pleased to see that he was fast becoming his normal self , this unwonted display of humility being hidden , perhaps only ever to be shown again to someone as close as her . |
| 23 | I 'm pleased to see that she 's reverted to something close to her original appearance for the evening , though the casual style now carries designer labels . |
| 24 | I must admit I 'm mildly pleased to see that the ben Issachar rash still plagues her . |
| 25 | The Chairman welcomed the members present at the meeting and was pleased to see that it was well attended . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I am pleased to see that the Chancellor has taken a step in this direction in his Budget , though it is nowhere near enough . |
| 28 | There 's tremendous concern within the area erm at the targets that have been set for house building and in particular for er industrial space erm I think office space is now coming back into more of an equilibrium situation , but erm I 'm very pleased to see that er with these proposals as they stand , we would have no difficulties in approving their , the plan . |
| 29 | It 's been mentioned , I think it was Councillor mentioned about the , he was pleased to see that we got two million pound in interest receipts against the eight hundred thousand that was envisaged . |
| 30 | We are pleased to see that at least the Labour Party now are deciding that they can at last work with the Government . |