Example sentences of "i must [vb infin] [pron] be a " in BNC.

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1 I must confess I was a little disappointed when I first saw him , because he looked such a little old scrap after me being used to sheepdogs .
2 yeah , yeah I must admit it 's a poor do when they know exactly where the criminal 's going to be at a certain time and then they let 'em go
3 I must admit it was a muddy mess .
4 I must admit it was a muddy mess .
5 Allen , who has missed the last four games , said : ‘ I must admit I was a little concerned and went to see the same specialist that did the operation on my groin before .
6 I must admit I was a little anxious before we started because I 've looked the same for years — but now I 'm very happy with my new style .
7 I do n't think I would have gone on with my own writing if you had n't shown such interest and liking for my work ( which I must admit I was a bit suspicious at first ! ) .
8 But I must admit I was a bit nervous .
9 I must admit I was a bit worried about coming to La Coruna , ’ says Mauro Silva .
10 I must admit I 'm a bit shocked at first .
11 Well , I must admit there 's a bit of me that thrives slightly on the exam syndrome — something that gets the adrenalin flowing rather like ‘ first nights ’ .
12 I must admit there 's a little voice inside me saying : ‘ Stop now ’ .
13 I mean , the point about this is that actually I must emphasise it 's a needs based assessment , both in allocating the overall amount of money that goes to the various areas and er those of you who 've already looked at it will see that area three seems to have a disproportionately high amount of the money .
14 I must say it 's a pleasure to give you that
15 I must say it was a great relief not to have to try to understand it all from books .
16 I must say it was an awful lot of rot , although we had reserved seats … .
17 Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear .
18 I must say there was a moment yesterday when I though we were going to lose him . ’
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