Example sentences of "[conj] to tell [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy . |
| 2 | I simply did n't recognize her at first , and to tell you the truth , I was a bit embarrassed when Uncle Félix came over to talk to me with this perfectly stunning girl on his arm . |
| 3 | There was nothing for it but to tell her the truth . |
| 4 | But to tell her the truth ? |
| 5 | I suppose this was partly to do with the heat — it is very hot here at present — but to tell you the truth I do n't remember very much about it . |
| 6 | Actually he majored in Phys Ed , but to tell you the truth , Rickie was always a slow learner . |
| 7 | " But to tell you the truth , I sometimes feel like clearing out of this warren altogether . |
| 8 | This publicity is a recent development , but to tell you the truth , when I was a teenager date rape was simply a fact of life . |