Example sentences of "but [pron] must admit " in BNC.
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| 1 | This raised a cheer from the French , but I must admit the day belonged to Geordie and his special attributes , so much appreciated by the French . |
| 2 | I do n't mind helping him and that , but I must admit I 'm feeling a bit uncomfortable with this leg . |
| 3 | It is ridiculous to be vindictive towards a fictional character but I must admit that contemplation of some of the available illnesses was a not altogether unpleasant preliminary to beginning this present work . |
| 4 | My views on these systems are open at the moment , but I must admit that , like many , I am dubious about the claims of many similar products . |
| 5 | Everyone was really kind , but I must admit to feeling out of place in this intimate all-female atmosphere . |
| 6 | I am a great fan of Ginny 's but I must admit I was upset to see this picture as Murphy must obviously be in pain . |
| 7 | But I must admit that I read the booklet with some reserve . |
| 8 | It looked like something indescribable , but I must admit it smelt and tasted good , and anyway we were all starving and would have eaten a horse . |
| 9 | Things were a bit easier at Binbrook in that direction as we could sleep between midnight and 6am , but I must admit that most nights I had considerably less sleep than that . |
| 10 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
| 11 | I 've been waiting all this time for a baby , but I must admit the carrying of it is more tiring than I 'd expected . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It was during the post-punk kind of period and I went through a series of bands , but I must admit I found working for other people really difficult . |
| 13 | As a designer I was aware that with the underarm shaping removed the seam would be at least two inches longer but I must admit the sleeves tended to look out of proportion if that was allowed for . |
| 14 | I do n't know , I always said I 'd never took the piss out of these children , but I 'm sure I must have done at school , but I must admit I was embarrassed . |
| 15 | But I must admit I ca n't altogether make it out . " |
| 16 | Someone must have brought it here for a purpose , but I must admit it looks abandoned . |
| 17 | But I must admit , having a lifetime of painful periods and not having any more painful periods was absolute bliss ! |
| 18 | But I must admit I really had a go at one nonce and felt so guilty afterwards , after she explained to me what had happened . |
| 19 | But I must admit , when I think about Thursday night I feel absolutely sick with nerves . |
| 20 | I have no objection to raising money , but I must admit I hate Celebrity Golf Tournaments . |
| 21 | ‘ It was a very worthwhile event , ’ she said , ‘ but I must admit that I was aching for days afterwards ! ’ |
| 22 | I do n't think Conrad was latching on properly , but I must admit breastfeeding did confuse me . |
| 23 | And er , later of course , he became the American Ambassador of Vienna , so Freud met him , but so , so , Bullett had a personal stake in this , but I must admit , er my own view was , was rather to admire Bullett for his stand , because it 's a rare politician who stands up and says look , you know , we 've been there , having made promises , we 've broken all of them , and we ought to resign , or you ought to resign . |
| 24 | But I must admit I 've got to know what happened with that goal , or free kick in |
| 25 | but I must admit it 's up to each person that organizes it to say that , great , we do n't need the collectors . |
| 26 | I turned to Jamie and then the girl , cleared my throat and said quite clearly : ‘ I did n't know if you two ever shared or , indeed , still do share , for that matter , for all that I know , at least mutually between yourselves but at any rate not including me — the misconception I once perchanced to place upon the words contained upon yonder sign , but it is a fact that I thought the ‘ union ’ referred to in said nomenclature delineated an association of working people , and it did seem to me at the time to be quite a socialist thing for the town fathers to call a street ; it struck me that all was not yet lost as regards the prospects for a possible peace or at the very least a cease-fire in the class war if such acknowledgements of the worth of trade unions could find their way on to such a venerable and important thoroughfare 's sign , but I must admit I was disabused of this sadly over-optimistic notion when my father-God rest his sense of humour-informed me that it was the then recently confirmed union of the English and Scottish parliaments the local worthies-in common with hundreds of other town councils throughout what had until that point been an independent realm — were celebrating with such solemnity and permanence , doubtless with a view to the opportunities for profit which this early form of takeover bid offered . ’ |
| 27 | Yeah certainly I would do but I must admit I do n't really like er giving people 's phone numbers out , I do n't know how he 'd react to , you know , somebody ringing him up and |
| 28 | ‘ The situation has been eased slightly for my parents since a community nurse has been visiting Jennifer , but I must admit I 'd rapidly been coming to the conclusion that something else would be needed very soon . |
| 29 | She added apologetically , ‘ Sophie thinks I 'm too romantic , and I suppose I am , but I must admit I 'd love to be protected . ’ |
| 30 | But I must admit I was a bit nervous . |