Example sentences of "it true [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it true that Adam was having problems ? |
| 2 | Is it true that Philip Attenborough plans his overseas trips to coincide with cricket tours ? |
| 3 | But leaving dowry aside , how far is it true that payments of brideprice ( bridewealth ) from the husband 's kin to the wife 's kin always serve to " legitimize the children of the marriage " ) As usual the answer is not straightforward . |
| 4 | Is it true that accountants have a special dispensation ? |
| 5 | ‘ Tell me , is it true that Michel wants to marry her ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't think I 'm prying , ’ he said as she passed him , ‘ but is it true that Ralph had an affair with Barbara Molland ? ’ |
| 7 | Is it true that teachers vote Labour and read the Guardian ? |
| 8 | Occasionally , they make unsubstantiated contentions : is it true that women in social work ‘ are not aware of and are uncomfortable with , the control part of the work ? |
| 9 | ‘ Tell me , Miss Beard , is it true that Mr Astor 's income is two million dollars a year , four dollars a minute ? |
| 10 | Is it true that Le Pen is to meet a number of Tory Members and , if so , will the Home Secretary make it clear that that would be wrong ? |
| 11 | There was the Honble Freddie Moore , leaning forward eagerly , his turn to speak to her ( it could not be about that ; it must not be ) , ‘ is it true that George Edwardes is after you , and means you to star in his next … . |
| 12 | IS IT TRUE THAT BRAN BLOCKS THE ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM ? |
| 13 | The Government 's claim that students are better off as a result of student loans simply is not true ; nor is it true that loans make up for the loss of income support and housing benefit . |