Example sentences of "agree [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the same day the Soviet Union and Hungary agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency from 1991 onwards , replacing previous barter arrangements . |
| 2 | When screening began we agreed to discontinue it at the end of the first year if there were a number of traumatised families . |
| 3 | In the event , Palmerston and Russell agreed to sink their differences and with a united opposition the Conservatives ' days were numbered . |
| 4 | His widow , Jeanne , held the Joinvilles ' English lands but , like Aymer de Valence , agreed to renounce her claim to a part of the Lusignan inheritance ( 1308–10 ) , although she held four Poitevin and Limousin lordships in reversion until her death in April 1323 . |
| 5 | Edward agreed to renounce his claim to the French crown , while John was to abandon his demand for sovereignty over the lands ceded to the English . |
| 6 | A straightforward man ( Ed O'Neill ) agrees to drive his girlfriend 's son home from boarding school for Thanksgiving . |
| 7 | Misunderstanding had arisen over the " Pretoria Minute " , summarising agreements reached in talks in August 1990 [ see p. 37642 ] when the ANC agreed to suspend its 30-year policy of armed struggle " and related activities " . |
| 8 | Germany agreed to suspend its claims for the payment of debts incurred by the former Soviet Union to former East Germany until the year 2000 , while in exchange Russia abandoned all claims for compensation for Soviet military property and installations in former East Germany . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land . |
| 10 | The White Lion in Bala agreed to accommodate us , and over dinner I was glad to realize that Nigel 's fantasies were equalling mine , though of a different nature . |
| 11 | Smith agreed to see me and so I flew to Salisbury , arriving on a Wednesday . |
| 12 | I 'd telephoned beforehand , and she agreed to see me , but she was obviously puzzled by my visit . |
| 13 | My inclination was to decline , but as that would have been discourteous in the extreme to Wilson , for whom I then had enormous respect , I agreed to see him . |
| 14 | The assistant headteacher agreed to see him every day , on an informal basis , to get a chance to talk to him about home , family and school and to offer support where possible . |
| 15 | ‘ Let's say we agreed to go our separate ways . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ We agreed to go our own ways a year ago . |
| 17 | He was one of seven MPs who agreed to lose their moustaches or beards in a ‘ shave-athon ’ to raise funds for research into leukaemia among children . |
| 18 | There he gained an Intermediate BS , and then worked washing up plates and studying in the evening so that he gained a scholarship to Imperial College , where the ISS agreed to support him . |
| 19 | Rolle is said to have fled to the nearby village of Pickering , where the squire John de Dalton was impressed by the strangely-clad hermit and agreed to support him and give him an anchorage to live in . |
| 20 | The governor 's strategists say they became confident that the reform would get through when the state 's biggest business lobby , Associated Industries of Florida , agreed to support it . |
| 21 | Are the Government prepared to exercise their right , as the holders of that share , to ensure that British Steel agrees to implement its promise that it would either stay at Ravenscraig or sell the plant to somebody else ? |
| 22 | France 's Environment Minister , Brice Lalonde , has threatened to resign unless the government agrees to implement his plan for a new waste tax . |
| 23 | They agreed to continue their efforts to improve their social life and to discuss openly any disagreements or suspicions which cropped up . |
| 24 | In the event , the Portuguese accepted a compromise whereby both sides pledged their commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms and " agreed to continue their dialogue and co-operation on these issues " . |
| 25 | However , he reluctantly agreed to continue his journey to Paris . |
| 26 | The appointment of Bernard Gallacher as British National Coach three years ago , was another boost for the women 's game — ‘ He has done a great deal of good , ’ confirmed Sally Hepburn — and the LGU was delighted when the Wentworth professional agreed to continue his duties this season , despite the distraction of captaining the European Ryder Cup side at Kiawah Island in September . |
| 27 | In making his diplomatic push , Mr Bush agreed to continue US support for Unita , which has been receiving a covert aid programme of between $40-$50m ( £25-£30m ) a year . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Wilson , it was good of you to agree to see me . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 've sweated blood to get him to agree to see me at all . |
| 30 | Both Japan and Germany agreed to increase their financial assistance to help defray the costs of the Gulf war . |