Example sentences of "but to tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing for it but to tell her the truth . |
| 2 | But to tell her the truth ? |
| 3 | The spokesmen were asked to thank the men , but to tell them that a shutdown which destroyed the grid would be too disastrous for the country . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Actually he majored in Phys Ed , but to tell you the truth , Rickie was always a slow learner . |
| 6 | " But to tell you the truth , I sometimes feel like clearing out of this warren altogether . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And you had no choice but to tell him . |
| 9 | She had no alternative but to tell him a series of absolute whoppers , as her younger brother , Rob , would have said . |
| 10 | In which case she was left with no option but to tell him , a trace arrogantly , it was true , ‘ I do n't wish to discuss it ! ’ |