Example sentences of "agreed [to-vb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they agreed to let me play and I asked them where they wanted me . |
| 2 | Mrs Zamzam agreed to let me photograph her and she sat a little unsteadily beside the wall of her home just in front of the cherry tree . |
| 3 | But then he asked her what she was knitting , so she had to answer him , and after that she agreed to let him tap her chest with his rubber hammer , peer into her ears with his pencil light , and press the back of her tongue with one of Mrs Hollidaye 's silver apostle teaspoons . |
| 4 | She was impressed , and agreed to let him exhibit some work in one of the long corridors leading from reception to the dining-room . |
| 5 | They went ahead and applied to Hesel Heseltine , who agreed to let them build the power station . |
| 6 | As none of the Company 's depôts was yet ready , they pleaded that they had nowhere to put them and after discussion , the Corporation agreed to let them remain at Thornton Heath until their own new cars arrived , provided that they were permitted to use them in service on their main line , to compensate for the mileage worked by Corporation cars in Penge . |
| 7 | The band agreed to let them issue a cassette containing a free badge and it was clear that both parties were supporting each other . |
| 8 | ‘ We are all culpable in Carlotta 's death , since we agreed to let her stay behind ; we could have ordered her to return . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He agreed to let her go out , but threatened her life if she was to raise the alarm . |
| 10 | So when Grandad 's uncle , Richard Tallentire , asked if they could bring Mother up , they agreed to let her go . |
| 11 | The Vietnamese government agreed to let us work in their country . |