Example sentences of "but [pron] must say " in BNC.

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1 The day seemed very long yesterday but I must say my ‘ bonne ’ was very good to me .
2 One must try to see the good in her — but I must say , it 's a hard job ! ’
3 But I must say I was deeply disappointed .
4 But I must say this business of bantering is not a duty I feel I can ever discharge with enthusiasm .
5 But I must say I am at some loss as to why you should be so concerned with these most trivial of errors . ’
6 I can not imagine what sort of place this gentleman imagined he was coming to in bringing the latter , but I must say it struck something of an odd note to see in Darlington Hall these two large silent men staring suspiciously in all directions a few yards from wherever the Italian gentleman happened to be .
7 But I must say , sir , you know your cigar when you picked the Excepcionales . ’
8 All depends on what appeals to the individual , but I must say that ferrets always respond to good treatment and , given that , there is never any reason to fear them .
9 This book does contain a few games with winners but I must say that , on the whole , I do not like elimination games .
10 I 'll keep the technical details to a minimum , but I must say a word or two about Carvin 's ‘ Tube Cascade ’ principle .
11 But I must say I do n't expect to be seen as the next Mansell , but as the first Damon Hill . ’
12 I am never surprised when after a holiday a colleague or neighbour tells me ‘ I had a very nice holiday but I must say it 's nice to get back to work ’ .
13 I think that is about everything — but I must say that each time is as important as the next and I use them all .
14 But I must say some of the American girls are slightly more polite …
15 But I must say , in the five years they were together I 've never seen Sarah so happy and contented .
16 Theory work always sounds a bit boring and unnecessary but I must say that Anne Elsworth 's video on Colour Mixing for Painters ( Anne Elsworth ) is never dull and is full of useful exercises and information .
17 We do n't really need either of them but I must say that , despite the professionalism and expertise they both possess , judging from the contents rather than the covers we need Pocket less than we need Orion .
18 This is not a book about theoretical astronomy , but I must say something about the way in which a star radiates , because it is very much part of the overall story .
19 Er , yes I am a person who uses public transport and I believe in it very much , but I must say that erm its very , very inconvenient , I have to rely on three different forms of public transport to get to my work and it takes twice as long as it would as if I , if I could go by car and so I can see the , the attraction of , of going by car and there are many improvements that could be made where I live for instance in , in Glasgow so that you would only have one change and not constantly shuttling to and fro between stations and buses and so forth .
20 I 'd promised myself not even to think about Julie Burchill again , let alone mention her ( yeah , right on , Camille , we 're rootin' for ya ) , but I must say that I agree with her that the Best of Young British list would have improved by the addition of an American and someone who 'd written a non-fiction book about football .
21 But I must say that we 're using these client reports and managers within each section
22 But i must say we 're now the great chance , one of the Great chances that we have next June , in my mind , is the Post Office will put the let er Our pamphlets through every letter box in eight constituencies ,
23 But I must say how said it made me to hear of the death of Walter the Gardener .
24 Erm but I must say that I know the view of erm both Ray and Cynthia is that they have a lack of management time in relation to the other two divisions , because they do n't have the assistant divisional manager post .
25 But I must say — I could n't sleep here , with all those ghosts ! ’
26 ‘ You 're a fool , Kate , but I must say I never thought you 'd open up to someone like him .
27 But I must say I 've never seen him quite so — ’
28 ‘ If you 're away to glory in some sort of wilderness I suppose I have n't much option — but I must say that this is mighty strange — ’
29 I take my hon. Friend 's point , but I must say to him that it is not a matter for me .
30 But I must say to the hon. Gentleman who suggests that it would be appropriate at present for this country to scrap its nuclear weapons and Trident that to do so would leave the country wholly defenceless .
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