Example sentences of "i [verb] to admit i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got to admit I did n't pop over just to offer yer some neighbourly 'elp , it was on me mind while I was there to touch you for the loan of a bob . |
| 2 | ‘ I have to admit I was surprised when my name was announced for both tours but , hopefully , I can take the chance with both hands . ’ |
| 3 | Then , stretching a point , he declared : ‘ Now I 've been through it all , I have to admit I had a ball . ’ |
| 4 | But if you were old enough to be around at the time , reactions like ‘ Well , of course , the political circumstances were such that … ’ , and ‘ Yes , I have to admit I took offence to that ’ are more likely , and cause one to take a more considered and less dogmatic view . |
| 5 | But I have to admit I become very attached to them and I know it 's a fault . |
| 6 | Trouble was , I just could n't hold the sheep properly — but then I have to admit I never liked doing it . |
| 7 | I have to admit I was affected by the occasion , which is unusual for me . |
| 8 | By then I have to admit I wanted to stop talking and get back to my quiet one-to-one relationship with Dawn . |
| 9 | Well , personally I have to admit I prefer Emlyn for its realistic playability . |
| 10 | I have to admit I 'm not as eager to give money or pictures , say , to a Carnegie Museum as to a Museum of Modern Art , and I 'd rather give to the Museum of Modern Art than the Guggenheim Museum . |
| 11 | and he said I have to admit I did n't act on your phone call and I felt like braining him I really did |
| 12 | Still more mystified , Connor replied , ‘ Since you 're feeling generous , I 'll take a half-pint of our best bitter … but if we 've met before , I have to admit I do n't remember the occasion . ’ |
| 13 | I have to admit I was sorry to leave Northallerton Hospital . |
| 14 | I have to admit I had never heard of Hannah Hauxwell well , you see , I do not possess a television set . |
| 15 | I have to admit I was also physically attracted to you . |
| 16 | ‘ Frankly , ’ said Ian reluctantly , ‘ I have to admit I 've never caught him out in anything except of course of being Welsh . |
| 17 | It 's saying something — but I have to admit I do n't know what ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Look , I 'm not a feminist as such but I have to admit I rather resent that remark ! |
| 19 | ‘ I have to admit I do n't want to sell up , not at once , anyway , when I 've just found the place . ’ |
| 20 | I have to admit I did enjoy it . |
| 21 | I could see what went on through the two front windows despite the 4p off Whiskas stickers , and I have to admit I was impressed . |
| 22 | I have to admit I was relieved . |
| 23 | I have to admit I quite like this that 's punchy , that 's punchy , straight to the point and I think er you know it 's quaking with emotion . |
| 24 | ‘ When I read somewhere that Simon Cooper 's girlfriend had given birth to a son , I have to admit I was surprised , ’ Vitor said , with a glance at Thomas , who was engrossed in an item-by-item search of his toy box . |
| 25 | ‘ It is a totally new departure for me , and I have to admit I do n't know what it is going to be like or what to expect . |
| 26 | And go I 'm a bit shy you see , erm well I 'm a bit shy and tell the truth I have to admit I 'm a bit shy so , I when I come on I 'm gon na say hello and then you say hello back to me . |
| 27 | very handy , yes I have to admit I do feel like my |