Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] the truth " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've got to tell them the truth ! ’ |
| 2 | ( For instance , one veteran listed a pair of jogging shoes left behind on the islands among his painful memories : another recalled a letter he wrote to his girlfriend from the trenches , asking her to tell me the truth , if she did n't love me any more or was going out with another boy ’ . ) ’ |
| 3 | Dierdriu was still seated on the High Throne , watching him , and Fergus knew a quick anticipation , and thought : is she about to tell me the truth about my birth ? and was both intrigued and apprehensive , for he had never been told anything of his true parents . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd be grateful if you could start to tell me the truth , ’ she said finally . |
| 5 | ‘ Jacqui , you 've got to tell me the truth . |
| 6 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 7 | I wanted to give her time to think over what harm it would do to tell me the truth . |
| 8 | Well , these days I can reach the highest shelves of the house library , and walk into Porteneil to visit the one there , so I can check up on anything my father says , and he has to tell me the truth . |
| 9 | ‘ It would be sensible to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 10 | Upon being asked about this , one policeman explained , ‘ To tell you the truth I did n't notice much of a difference . |
| 11 | To tell you the truth I have n't thought that far ahead . ’ |
| 12 | To tell you the truth , we are a bit at a loss . |
| 13 | ‘ To tell you the truth , my secretary fucked up . |
| 14 | Well , to tell you the truth , I hardly go into Salisbury myself , so I could n't really say what it 's like at close quarters . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I do n't like the original LP to tell you the truth , it 's not The Beatles greatest LP , but ‘ Getting Better ’ is one of the best songs . |
| 17 | Well , basically to tell you the truth it 's been … better in a way . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , I am going to tell you the truth . |
| 19 | It is therefore quite simply in my own best interests to tell you the truth . |
| 20 | ‘ To tell you the truth , Liz , I would n't give a lot for their chances of rearing him , ’ he said sadly . |
| 21 | ‘ To tell you the truth , I ca n't remember . |
| 22 | Actually he majored in Phys Ed , but to tell you the truth , Rickie was always a slow learner . |
| 23 | ‘ To tell you the truth , I 'm uttering a private prayer that Laura 's children will be on their best behaviour for you . |
| 24 | ‘ To tell you the truth , it gave me the creeps . |
| 25 | To tell you the truth , I was n't looking forward to it . |
| 26 | I really think this is just the start , to tell you the truth . |
| 27 | To tell you the truth , I thought it was probably one of those Sardinian beggars with their bagpipes . |
| 28 | To tell you the truth , I 'm quite glad of his help . |
| 29 | To tell you the truth , I do n't really describe you at all , ’ she said , slightly abashed . |
| 30 | One ancient landowner said to me ‘ To tell you the truth , we were getting the information that the Portuguese were not having so much money or education , so we were not that keen to marry them ’ . |