Example sentences of "and i must [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | After leaving the prairies in 1937 my working career took me to many lands around the world for 37 years , and I must confess that during all that time I scarcely thought of my old friend Edna Jacques until January of 1974 , when we were living in Anguilla . |
| 2 | It undoubtedly appeals to the sadistic side of human nature and I must confess that while horrified at the idea of maiming or killing people , my first reaction is to laugh . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | And I must stress that these were all problem patients and if tumours were present they were recorded as so on that previous slide but they were often present in greatly reduced numbers . |
| 5 | What was attractive about the American consortium approach — and I must emphasise that it was never a take-over bid , Sikorsky 's stake is only eight per cent — was firstly , we had worked with Sikorsky on and off for forty years . |
| 6 | My personal view , and I must emphasise that I have n't discussed it with John , is that we should not be offering a general horticultural advice service to all and sundry , but that we should restrict this to areas where we have recognised expertise — Alpine & Rock Gardens , Arboriculture , Glasshouse cultivation and others . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | And I must admit that Mary Shelley began the rumour ; but she had to make her impression on an untutored audience . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , and I must admit that surprises me . |
| 17 | Now you think that because I am I am forgiven and I preach forgiveness that I would be pretty good as up people , but that 's part of my human failure and I must admit that I 've given plenty of opportunity to practice at home and at work er the opportunity to forgive , but it does n't come easily and certainly it is n't a strong feature of the non-Christian world in which I work and which you will be working soon . |
| 18 | I welcomed the Mozartean Players ' disc of the two Mozart Piano Quartets ( ) with open arms and I must say that I like their set of the Trios even more . |
| 19 | I always looked hopefully for grandmas after that , and I must say that this theory proved right time and time again . |
| 20 | So all attending had brought their freshly picked bunches with them and laid them on the coffin as they arrived , and I must say that it looked — and smelled — lovely . |
| 21 | And I must say that gives me a great pleasure . ’ |
| 22 | Well I saw a sending off yesterday on television that er I thought was nowhere near as severe as that and I must say that he 's a very luck man Stan . |
| 23 | Just to try & redress the balance here ; - ) I watched the goals on MOTD and I must say that Speed did appear to wrestle someone to the ground ( def. free kick ) . |
| 24 | But I was delighted to be asked and I must say that I found Heffernan 's style of management very much to my liking . ’ |
| 25 | I think that we should accept th that this island in which we live is in effect becoming smaller day-by-day , as it is becoming more and more open er we should accept that its population is becoming perhaps with the assistance of a little advice from myself from time-to-time , rather more mobile than it used to be and I must say that we should I think all accept and I 'm sure we do that criminals do not have any particular respect for local authority boundaries er indeed the existence of the motorway system er despite the M25 does encourage mobility of crime and criminals to a very great extent . |
| 26 | After 32 years I continue to enjoy my Medau by doing three classes a week — with Myrtle Mott at Plumstead , with Elsie Streek at Alderwood School and with Bridget at Sidcup and I must say that this form of movement has given me a great deal of pleasure so LONG LIVE MEDAU . |
| 27 | They get advice from the officers of the Local Education Authority , so there 's a number of people who are running things , if you like to put it that way , and they have to have good relationships erm and I must say that erm I have n't seen anything obstructive , particularly on our Board of Governors , from local Councillors and we 've had nothing but help from Local Education Authority officers , and I 'm glad we 're not going to lose that help . |
| 28 | Now , now that we are , are there I think we will stay there , and rightly , and I must say that er we have and I have a lot of confidence in the way the Americans have handled this so far , I think President Bush has done very well . |
| 29 | That action mainly has to be pressuring the Thames Water Utility Company to er to get its act together , and I must say that er since the last outbreak , they have been working hard at it . |
| 30 | What we do need is the co-operation of the residents , and I must say that we are beginning to get the co-operation now and in fact many people did phone in after the last incident when the officers were assaulted , first of all asking for the condition of the officers and showing concern , and secondly giving us information . |