Example sentences of "you [modal v] agree that " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 You must agree that you need talent and persona to wait on a table and wit , tact and conversation to serve at a bar .
2 ‘ But you must agree that it all looks very strange . ’
3 ‘ But you must agree that the footprints were made by a living creature , not a ghost ? ’
4 MORRIS L.J. : It seems to me , therefore , that the father was saying , in effect : Irrespective of what may be the strict legal position , what I am asking is that you shall prove that the child will be well looked after and happy , and also that you must agree that the child is to be allowed to decide for herself whether or not she wishes to come and live with you .
5 I have said consistently we do n't want to be the first in the industry , I would rather await either N A C O T , N A C O M or the U D M seeing what they , the outcome is there as we have traditionally done and then take it from there where you must agree that we have usually improved on their offer when it 's been made .
6 Mind you , if you saw the state of his shirts , you might agree that a little mollycoddling was in order .
7 You might agree that it 's wasteful that it 's not the best way of channelling the resources but the fact is that the global amount available because of it is much greater than it was and that will be our baseline to start from if they decide to reorganise the money in a different way .
8 Add to that a packed lunchtime season , and late-night entertainment in the studio on Fridays and Saturdays , and we think you 'll agree that there 's always something for everyone at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round .
9 ‘ Dr Latimer , I hope you 'll agree that your presence on the 614 so close to the time of the crime appears to be something of a coincidence ? ’
10 I 'm sure you 'll agree that once you 've read a copy , you 'll wonder how you ever managed to do without it !
11 And you 'll agree that we 're not doing that as quickly as we 'd hoped ?
12 However , lined up alongside such vintage stuff as seen on Pages 48 and 49 , we think you 'll agree that the following rogues ' gallery is a pretty ropey showing .
13 We think you 'll agree that this cake really does look most authentic !
14 Now you have read our leaflet , we 're sure you 'll agree that Midland has a lot to offer you — advice , guidance and direct financial assistance , where appropriate , from the day you start your course .
15 After a pause he went on : ‘ I think you 'll agree that Alfred had good reason to feel aggrieved .
16 However , I 'm sure you 'll agree that a bit of feathering one 's nest is a long way away from murder .
17 But I know you 'll agree that the up-front payment and future percentage scales are most favourable to you both .
18 Well , ladies and gentlemen , I think you 'll agree that some of John Maynard-Smith 's early engineering training showed through , as it were , in reverse order , if that 's not too heretical a statement to make in this context , in the gentle good natured demolition job that he did on the main current critical attacks on Darwin 's mechanism , and particularly on the rhythms of change that Darwin adumbrated within his own time scale .
19 Lord you ca n't deal with that er at the snap of the fingers obviously , but I think you 'd agree that er going from the number three upwards that if there is any reports from management er and if the letters from the members of parliament still exist in your clients file , they would be disclosable
20 You would agree that we have a right to seek this information ? ’
21 Perhaps you would agree that one could say of him , that through commentaries and writing … your hand/Reshaped the history of the bat and ball .
22 I think you would agree that it would invidious to single out any one person to thank .
23 So you would agree that there have been significant hiccups this year ?
24 The press scour whole countries for a sighting of the relaxing politician , and friends who might know where he is are propositioned with both money and arguments such as ‘ I am sure you will agree that it would be better for us to find him before the Daily Mirror ’ .
25 ‘ I can not say precisely how long the blade was , but I think you will agree that it is legitimate to deduce its length , from a progressive diminution in the width of the wound .
26 You may be amazed that such an obvious shortcoming to a staff plan should have continued to escape my notice , but then you will agree that such is often the way with matters one has given abiding thought to over a period of time ; one is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event .
27 I hope you will agree that in these two instances I have cited from his career — both of which I have had corroborated and believe to be accurate — my father not only manifests , but comes close to being the personification itself , of what the Hayes Society terms ‘ dignity in keeping with his position ’ .
28 ‘ While we are anxious to assist L Detachment in any reasonable way , we feel you will agree that the suggestions contained in the attached letter are unreasonable and can not be entertained . ’
29 I am not qualified to write in detail about such substances as LSD , cocaine and heroin but I am sure you will agree that there is no way that they can be part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle .
30 Doubtless you will agree that Mrs McG took things too far : whenever the speaker 's mouth went up , she said , ‘ Yes , yes , ’ and whenever the mouth went down , she said , ‘ What a pity ! ’
  Next page