Sentence examples for pleasure at being from inspiring English sources

I felt a sharp pleasure at being next to them.

Eventually, Ms. Bumbry's evident pleasure at being back onstage slightly outstripped her vocal resources.

She talks about her pleasure at being asked to audition for Tarantino's Hateful Eight.

The ambassador expressed his pleasure at being in France and in representing the United States in the country.

Mr. Farmer said school officials knew that some of the girls had "expressed pleasure at being pregnant".

Nolen was delighted to land another win and admitted his pleasure at being part of the all-conquering team.

Similarly, Miss July's pleasure at emancipation is considerably dampened by her discovery that she's been estimated at the same value (£31) as the "useless, one-eyed" cook who "could kill you with her custard".

On Sunday afternoon John Collins, the founder and director of Elevator Repair Service, was on hand, beaming with pleasure at what was taking place, and he explained some of the mechanics of the performance.

This was supported by the interviews among the workers, where pleasure at work was mentioned frequently as a motive to prolong working life.

'Pain and pleasure at least, are words which a man has no need, we may hope, to go to a Lawyer to know the meaning of.' (Bentham 1776, 28) He went on to explain that such a signification of volition must be backed by 'motives' of pain or pleasure offered by the sovereign.

Here is a slide show of past New Yorker covers by Sempé that celebrate the pleasure of being at the beach for children and adults: "September 7 , 1981" by J. J. Sempé.