Example sentences of "and [pron] must admit " in BNC.

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1 But all day he would n't talk to me , and I must admit , I did get quite a few looks and remarks from boys there .
2 I do n't care what it is called , and I must admit I have n't yet read anything about masochism as you call it in your book .
3 And I must admit I was pleasantly surprised to find Burgundy 's Pinot Noir taking ever firmer root in Germany .
4 Unless there is an injury or an hereditary problem , there is no excuse for it and I must admit that there is this stubborn streak which runs through the breed .
5 He had been going out intermittently with our Corporal Jane , who was beginning to get very excited about him , and I must admit he was very good-looking .
6 The photographer had obviously been studying portraits of Betty Grable and other film stars and was trying to be very artistic , with much back lighting and fluffing out of hair , and I must admit that my hair ( touching my shoulders , naturally ) , did look nice .
7 ‘ Mary and I took our dogs down there this afternoon and I must admit we did n't like it , Mary was quite frightened .
8 I still have it today , and I must admit that the ‘ poems ’ indicate the desperation of a lonely adolescent rather than the promise of any talent .
9 And I must admit I did n't know at the time exactly what her flying weight should be .
10 Typically for the Piaroa , the women are not warned against seeing the instruments with a threat of rape ; rather , it is said that if a woman should see the flutes , the entire village must commit mass suicide by joining hands and jumping off a cliff ( and I must admit that their reasoning on this is not clear to me ) .
11 Whether we like it or not , and I must admit I do , Britain is back to two-and-a-bit party politics and Labour is now favourite to win the next election .
12 There were holes in the elbows and I must admit it had got so tatty that it was held together with nappy pins .
13 In some ways wh I , I , I heard , I was listening to a description on Saturday at the serials and I must admit I thought to myself mm
14 Let me give you one or two specific examples , I 'm always interested , having been in a college for thirty five years in adult education , I 'm interested in the primary schools and I must admit I get more job satisfaction the moment we go in a primary schools than ever I had when I was in the college itself !
15 He liked to tell one that he was a dilettante , ‘ I 've never written a line for publication nor put brush to water-colour , in short I never did a stroke of work , except for those few years teaching at Harvard , and I must admit that I enjoyed every moment of them — in retrospect . ’
16 Erm I , I said yes to er marr being married for , for love and I must admit I think , when I fell in love my head completely went some where else
17 Well funnily enough I went down there last week , and I must admit I I came round the corner and there was one particular vehicle still does it .
18 And I must admit I th I I sort of applauded him .
19 ‘ I lived in Manchester , and I must admit I do n't miss the terminally grey days or the long winter nights . ’
20 And I must admit , I find the restrictions very boring .
21 An and I must admit that I would n't , I would not expect to see anybody delegated within the contract at less than M S one level .
22 I dare say he felt that all this modern stuff was a bit beyond him , and I must admit that it is getting beyond me .
23 A line constructed through the centres of the two circles cuts the left hand circle at Bishops Cannings and I must admit that at the time I did the preparation for the article thought little more about this point .
24 Reviewing the exhibition for Gil Blas , Vauxcelles wrote : ‘ everything , down to the cubic , and I must admit barely intelligible eccentricities of Bracke [ sic ] ( there is someone , Pascal would have said , who abuses the geometric spirit ! ) makes this room passionately interesting . ’
25 ‘ I enjoy archery because it is a simple country sport , ’ he said , ‘ and I must admit it continues to bring out the child in me — I always enjoyed playing with bows and arrows when I was young ! ’
26 Some of the other parents in the circle are n't happy about this — and I must admit I have my qualms . ’
27 And I must admit that Mary Shelley began the rumour ; but she had to make her impression on an untutored audience .
28 ‘ It will be interesting to see if any of the lads can make another breakthrough at the Carlsberg Ulster championships , and I must admit I 'm looking forward to watching for a change . ’
29 After a short tussle a 5lb barbel was heading towards the landing net and I must admit I had visions of winning the match — 6 ½lb in the first twenty minutes is n't a bad start on any water .
30 Now this is and I must admit when he pulled the trigger then I thought that was going to go right in the back of the net .
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