Example sentences of "i must confess [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I must confess that his failure to give an answer — even that answer — to the question this afternoon was very significant . |
| 2 | I must confess that I find this deeply attractive , and I want to draw attention to a few Bible passages where I think this idea is being worked out . |
| 3 | I hope I 'll do so , but I must confess that I tend to go and make a pot of tea whenever election coverage starts on the TV . |
| 4 | I must confess that I have not the least idea what this phrase could mean in an orthodox Christian context . |
| 5 | I must confess that I have spent barely a fraction of my life paying any attention to the ragbag of funk/rap/rawk stomps that have swanned across the Atlantic over the past three years , but even RATM are sufficiently wired to blow several of my brain cells . |
| 6 | Even if the Government do not propose legislation themselves , I imagine that some Private Member will introduce a Bill and I must confess that I can see no way of postponing this issue to a ‘ gentler age ’ . |
| 7 | ' — I must confess that I have no idea what the TARDIS is doing here . |
| 8 | Although I must confess that I was nervous and wary about meeting him , I had thought that he used his smile as a mask and his laugh as a barrier against what was probably monosyllabic narcissism . |
| 9 | Whilst I am happy to bolt Spectrum PCBs into metal or plastic cases and generally perform the role of tester I must confess that I balked at performing this simple assembly job . |
| 10 | I must confess that I would prefer to see a pigtail with an earring rather than the traditional civil service bowler hat . |
| 11 | I support the intention of the Bill and its important deterrent aspects , and I shall support it for the same reason as the hon. Member for Oxford , East , but I must confess that I do so with some reluctance at this stage . |
| 12 | However , I must confess that I do not find this to be a serious problem at least , not yet . |
| 13 | Moreover , I must confess that my quip was directed towards deflecting justifiable irritation on your part . |
| 14 | Certainly there is little danger of a minister having to share the pulpit with a dog , although I must confess that my very own canine friend has pretensions to being a biped . |