Example sentences of "[pron] agree with him [conj] " in BNC.

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1 I agree with him that the practical objections to taking this course are not sufficient to prevent this House from establishing the law in accordance with both principle and justice .
2 ‘ I 'm not angry with our old friend , ’ Doctor Jekyll wrote , ‘ but I agree with him that the two of us must never meet again .
3 I agree with him that they have an important role to play in a fully integrated service for mentally ill people , but the House would mislead itself if it believed that those mentally ill people who find themselves on the streets are drawn from those patients who have been discharged from long-term care in hospitals .
4 I agree with him that it is important and significant to develop the Western European Union and to have a defence force , but if such a force existed now , would it have gone into Yugoslavia to separate the Serbs and the Croats ?
5 I was going to say that I was grateful to the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) for raising this issue , because I agree with him that it needs to be properly debated on the Floor of the House .
6 I agree with him that an unsatisfactory situation er was created in our legislation and in passing I would like to say how much we all welcome , I 'm sure the efforts of my Noble Friend to get legislation simplified , but erm on this particular matter which he has raised , I would like to try to comfort him if that is possible , because erm by getting rid of the er the sections two two A and three of the Police Act as they er nineteen sixty four as they have been amended and er substituting this clause to the Bill simplification will in fact have been achieved so far as the form is concerned .
7 And only if certain conditions are met , I would argue or as Richard Newstat argued and I agree with him so he must be right , erm the first is that in this decision the president 's involvement was unambiguous unambiguous , there was no question about it that here you had the president directly , personally involved in a one to one communication .
8 He looks up at his direct opposite Martin and then adds , ‘ Secretly I agree with him and he agrees with me , and we both agree to differ …
9 I agree with him and one day I shall join him and his friends and travel this world together .
10 I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hemsworth ( Mr. Enright ) on a magnificent maiden speech and I agree with him and others who have praised his predecessor , George Buckley , who was a good colleague of ours .
11 He looks up at his direct opposite Martin and then adds , ‘ Secretly I agree with him and he agrees with me , and we both agree to differ …
12 I agree with him and I would resign from the Conservative Party if it were anything else .
13 When someone says ‘ It was the knave of hearts who stole the tarts ’ I agree with him or not according as to whether I believe that it was the knave of hearts who stole them , not according as to whether I believe that he believes that it was the knave .
14 Can we agree with him that the music of Guillaume de Machaut ( or of any other medieval composer for that matter ) originated ‘ worlds away from the Oxbridge tradition ’ ( my italics ) ?
15 Both mother and daughter looked as if they agreed with him but Mercer , smiling round clenched molars , said with surprising bitterness , ‘ You will do what I ask or accept the consequences . ’
16 They agree with him that they must develop a vision and make some strategic decisions .
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