Example sentences of "[vb mod] be grateful " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we should be grateful for small mercies . ’ |
| 2 | Considering the mess Hollywood might have been made of Triumph Of The Spirit ( Rocky in the Death Camps ? ) , we should be grateful this true life biopic about a Greek boxer imprisoned in Auschwitz and forced to fight for his captors ' entertainment has ended up the way it has dignified but dull , lacking any real historical punch . |
| 3 | He was a man at Faith 's funeral and they should be grateful to him , should n't they ? |
| 4 | HOLY Week is a time when many people look around for devotional reading , and I suppose we should be grateful to the Observer for drawing attention to a ‘ dirty ’ book on sex for Catholics which has been written by the 30-year-old retiring editor of the Catholic Herald and a friend . |
| 5 | If the Germans can provide this , we should be grateful to them just as the world ought to be grateful to us for having a zero line of longitude running constantly through Greenwich ’ . |
| 6 | I should be grateful if you could answer a few technical queries for me . |
| 7 | The last paragraph reads : ‘ We should be grateful if the suggestions contained in the attached letter could be firmly suppressed . |
| 8 | Once we appreciate that the cause is the complexity — and the unpredictability — of human beings , and the fact that humans are not as ‘ tidy ’ as elementary animals or simple mechanisms , then we should be grateful and go about our task with renewed enthusiasm . |
| 9 | No method is likely to eradicate the stock altogether , for which we should be grateful . |
| 10 | I should be grateful if you would amend the small advertisement for the B.A.E.C. at the next time of insertion so that the last part reads : ‘ For details , write to the Secretary , . |
| 11 | I suppose I should be grateful to be a white man . |
| 12 | We , too , should be grateful to Elizabeth ; not only did she have the foresight to bequeath a will for posterity to read , she also had the good taste — so rare in the family , alas — to be buried beneath a headstone which would retain its legibility over the years . |
| 13 | I have a query that seems to straddle tax and company law and I should be grateful if you could help me . |
| 14 | We should be grateful for your advice on whether this is a loophole which is likely to be quickly closed or whether it is intended that this type of business should benefit in this way . |
| 15 | I should be grateful if you would consider whether exceptions of this kind for categories of pupils can be justified in the case of English . |
| 16 | Shiva thought he should be grateful for all this , though he was not . |
| 17 | Too old to be in uniform , really , so he supposed he should be grateful for the desk job in a small dark room at Admiralty House . |
| 18 | She feels that he does not appreciate her and that he should be grateful to have a good looking young wife . |
| 19 | She feels that he does not appreciate her and that he should be grateful to have a good looking young wife . |
| 20 | ‘ But remember , far from you being beholden to me , it is the other way around , I should be grateful to you . ’ |
| 21 | Tennis itself should be grateful that the game has thrown together people such as Cliff Richard ( who modestly declines to take any credit other than that of name association ) and Mappin herself , not to mention the substantial support of Direct Line Insurance , with the drive and commitment to do just that . |
| 22 | ‘ Both the Eldar and the Slann should be grateful to know about this weapon which would one day be launched against them . ’ |
| 23 | These days , this is about as innovative as Hollywood gets , of course , but when the result is performed with the pace and panache of Russell Mulcahy 's Ricochet , maybe we should be grateful for small mercies . |
| 24 | And Barbara , fed up with the Doctor 's taunts , gives him a piece of her mind , telling him he should be grateful for all their help . |
| 25 | I should be grateful if you would advise your counsel of the Crown Prosecution Service 's position so that he might appraise the court if necessary … |
| 26 | ‘ I should be grateful for the Financial Secretary 's guidance on these two points . |
| 27 | So you used to say in business letters things like I should be grateful if . |
| 28 | I mean I got that with my interview at I should be grateful if you would |
| 29 | She knew that she should be grateful , pleased , surprised , but instead she felt only angry and somehow disappointed . |
| 30 | ‘ You should remember , miss , ’ said Bessie , ‘ that your aunt pays for your food and clothes , and you should be grateful . |