The phrase "admitted of course" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to convey agreement or acknowledgment, but the structure is awkward and unclear.
Example: "He admitted, of course, that he had made a mistake."
Alternatives: "acknowledged, of course" or "accepted, of course".
Yes, he admitted, of course he had exploited race to aggrandize Southern power.
When Scolari took over as Brazil coach, he cheerfully admitted: "Of course I tell my players to foul tactically.
Farage said any suggestion of singing Hitler youth songs was "complete baloney", but admitted: "Of course I said some ridiculous things, not necessarily racist things".
Farage said any suggestion of singing the songs was "complete baloney", but admitted: "Of course I said some ridiculous things – not necessarily racist things".
But more sensibly he admitted, "Of course, I could devote this whole book to a discussion of the art of drama, but wouldn't that be a bore?" "Memoirs" certainly isn't a bore and caused a sensation when it was released.
He admitted: "Of course, there are plenty reasons for people to be anxious, particularly in those parts of the country that are very dependent on the public sector". Shadow work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper said: "George Osborne talks about cutting the welfare bill, but their own figures show their policies are cutting jobs and putting more people on to benefits.
But after his latest wildlife stunt — flying a light aircraft with a group of cranes last week — Mr. Putin was quoted as saying that some had been over the top, admitting: "Of course, there are excesses.
"We're not interested," he says, but then he pauses before admitting, "Of course, if we get a high enough premium..."...
So as before, there's not going to be a lot of distance between them -- admitting, of course, that this isn't an entirely apples-to-apples comparison.
In an astute and thorough new biography, Barry Wain, a former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal, explains why Dr Mahathir could rest easy: "He never made mistakes, or at least none that he admitted".Of course, many successful politicians are similarly bereft of self-doubt.
Later he admitted, "Yes, of course I wanted to work in tourism".
