Example sentences of "admit for the [num ord] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said he did not want to involve British troops and planes in action , but admitted for the first time that it was a possibility . |
| 2 | But last night they admitted for the first time that Mr Mellor did not refer it to the then Prime Minister , Mrs Thatcher . |
| 3 | The Soviet announcement in September 1989 that it was to dismantle the Krasnoyarsk radar station in Siberia ( see p. 36909 ) was followed by a statement on Oct. 23 , 1989 , by the Soviet Foreign Minister , Eduard Shevardnadze , who admitted for the first time that the location and orientation of the radar station constituted " a violation of the ABM treaty " . |
| 4 | In doing so , however , he admitted for the first time that he had made " every effort " to obtain the release of the hostages . |
| 5 | In a long statement read out on television after the evening news programme , the Politburo admitted for the first time that it was ‘ not indifferent ’ to the mass exodus of its people to West Germany . |
| 6 | In a long statement read out on television after the evening news , the Politburo admitted for the first time that it was ‘ not indifferent ’ to the mass exodus of its people to West Germany . |
| 7 | BUCKINGHAM Palace has admitted for the first time that Princess Diana 's marriage is in trouble . |
| 8 | ENGLAND boss Graham Taylor has admitted for the first time that his team flopped in the European Championship finals because they were n't fit enough . |
| 9 | The United Nations ' mediator , Diego Cordovez , admitted for the first time that a Geneva agreement on a Soviet troop withdrawal would only be the starting point for a settlement . |
| 10 | In February 1990 the Chinese government admitted for the first time that HIV infection had spread to China in significant numbers , particularly to the south-western province of Yunnan , which because of its proximity to the " golden triangle " of drug production in Thailand and Burma had a relatively high number of intravenous drug users . |
| 11 | However , the Palace did deny a report that senior royal officials had admitted for the first time that the marriage was in difficulty . |