Example sentences of "i agree [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the gravestone certainly stands by the porch and it does have a hole drilled through it , said to have been where the iron stake was hammered through the stone into the coffin , but I 'm afraid that I agree with the general consensus voiced around the bar of the Sun Inn and the George and Dragon that George Hodgson was guilty of nothing but old age , that the only thing he sucked were his gums , and that the hole in the stone was made for a railing or gatepost . |
| 2 | Well I agree with the honourable gentleman to this extent and that as he knows er we would scrap the self regulatory system and make the S I B responsible for er regulating er er the industry and in time merge it with a banking er regulatory body , er so that would answer that point er and I think that the S I B er could also be responsible for the enforcement of these matters . |
| 3 | I agree with the Prime Minister that we must be at the heart of Europe , working with our partners to build Europe 's future . |
| 4 | Although I agree with the sensible suggestion of my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridgeshire , South-East ( Mr. Paice ) , does my right hon. Friend agree that we must try to prevent these crimes from happening and that the best way to do that is for him to instruct magistrates courts throughout the country to pass very harsh sentences on those who are convicted of this outrageous abuse of private property ? |
| 5 | I agree with the Noble Lord , my Noble friend Lord Motterstone about an Amendment Number Twenty Seven . |
| 6 | I agree with the Hon. Gentleman that GP practices throughout Wales differ from one locality to another and that the considerations for the rural areas are wholly different . |
| 7 | Mr. Walker : I agree with the Hon. Gentleman that rising interest rates present problems , particularly for the farming community , which has to borrow heavily . |
| 8 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman 's general point about the Lanarkshire economy . |
| 9 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman to this extent — that the coal mining areas need this money . |
| 10 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the recent rise in the number of crimes involving firearms . |
| 11 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that the RECHAR money has been paid by Britain into the European Community and that we should have it back . |
| 12 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that British coal is the cheapest in western Europe , but it is certainly not cheaper than coal from the United States or Australia and it is still uncompetitive in world terms . |
| 13 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman . |
| 14 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that it would be in Britain 's best interests to have long-term coal contracts , but those must be negotiated on commercial terms . |
| 15 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman 's comments about the danger of MacSharry 's proposals , particularly in areas such as Wales , which are so dependent on farmers who are not big farmers in the general sense of the term but who need the support that they now have . |
| 16 | Yes , I agree with the hon. Gentleman . |
| 17 | Of course I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the level of violence during the past two or three months . |
| 18 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman 's remarks about consultants getting everyone to attend between 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock , for example , and then keeping them waiting . |
| 19 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman on this matter . |
| 20 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that every conceivable thing that can be done should be done to ensure that the applicant — the hon. Gentleman was right to say that he may be old and slightly confused — is assisted in filling out the forms . |
| 21 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman , however , that all of us who are engaged in the democratic affairs of the Province — that does not simply involve Governments ; it involves also political parties — have a joint responsibility to see whether we can advance matters by way of dialogue . |
| 22 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the potential causes of instability , but that was not the subject of our discussion last Friday and it was not discussed other than in the margins of the meeting . |
| 23 | I agree with the Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) that it is regrettable that there is no umbrella body to oversee all modes of transport in Scotland . |
| 24 | I agree with the hon. Member for South Hams ( Mr. Steen ) about the dangers of Ecstasy . |
| 25 | I agree with the hon. Member for Chichester that it does not matter to the British people whether they have a pound sterling or an ecu in their pockets if their level of prosperity is being maintained and enhanced . |
| 26 | I agree with the hon. Member for Cardiff , North that , although we must be involved in protecting the environment nationally and internationally , in the end , it is a local issue , crucial to those whom we represent . |
| 27 | I agree with the hon. Member for Cardiff , North that we must consider the question of responsibility and tighten up the legislation . |
| 28 | I agree with the hon. Member for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) about the cost of immigration and the cost of refugees . |
| 29 | I agree with the hon. Member for Western Isles about the importance of frontiers . |
| 30 | I agree with the hon. Member for Normanton ( Mr. O'Brien ) that if the fast link goes through the east of Kent it should not finish at Stratford ; it must come to King 's Cross . |