Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb mod] admit [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd be right , of course : Citroens which have lost the use of their hydropneumatic systems are sorry beasts , best taken to one side and shot in the neck ; and I 'll admit I was once charged £300 for a new water pump for a CX model , but this is no reason to dismiss them . |
| 2 | ‘ One of the humans has just said , ‘ It must have been a mouse or something , ’ and the other one said , ‘ You show me a mouse wearing clothes and I 'll admit it was a mouse . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Mary and I took our dogs down there this afternoon and I must admit we did n't like it , Mary was quite frightened . |
| 4 | There were holes in the elbows and I must admit it had got so tatty that it was held together with nappy pins . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And I must admit I was pleasantly surprised to find Burgundy 's Pinot Noir taking ever firmer root in Germany . |
| 8 | And I must admit I did n't know at the time exactly what her flying weight should be . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 ! |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | And I must admit I th I I sort of applauded him . |
| 15 | ‘ I lived in Manchester , and I must admit I do n't miss the terminally grey days or the long winter nights . ’ |
| 16 | Some of the other parents in the circle are n't happy about this — and I must admit I have my qualms . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | There is concern about funding for the Childrens Act and it 's too important to start scoring political points , whether there 's a general election or not t and I must admit I was off , I was off ill , off work during the week of the Tory Party Conference . |
| 20 | There is concern about funding for the Children Act and it 's too important to start scoring political points , whether there 's a General Election or not t and I must admit I was off , I was off ill , off work during the week of the Tory Party Conference . |
| 21 | The person whom I was going to take over the job from said to me at the end of the meeting well what do you think of that meeting and I must admit I the answer and luckily somebody else instructed with some other business and I felt I got off the hook here but in fact that got dealt with very quickly and he came back to me and said well what did you think of the meeting and I had to say to him just one word , was the way I put it . |
| 22 | ‘ And I must admit I 'm enjoying this . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Yanto grinned and pointed it out to Billy as he came around to join him ‘ I 've found him , ’ he said quietly , ‘ and you must admit he is very hygienic . ’ |
| 25 | We have learnt the hard way and we must admit it " . |