Example sentences of "[prep] [be] told the truth " in BNC.
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| 1 | After his last visit , he had gone to her and begged to be told the truth . |
| 2 | Trainer 's wife , best friend — either way , she had to be told the truth . |
| 3 | They are like patients , who , suspecting that something is seriously wrong , steadfastly refuse to see a doctor in the hope that their troubles will clear up without the need to be told the truth about themselves or undergo painful treatment . |
| 4 | Most people want to be told the truth , and to be given a clear lead towards the action needed for recovery . ’ |
| 5 | The second truism is one I shall need to answer the question : why should we want to be told the truth ? |
| 6 | And that — a learnable correlation — is also the main thing we need in order to be told the truth . |
| 7 | He deserved to be told the truth to his face . |
| 8 | Sa so , in time you hope to get sufficiently accepted erm to be told the truth or in fact , a bit nearer the truth . |