Example sentences of "if you must know " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I sent Geoffrey away , if you must know ! ’ she shrilled . |
| 2 | ‘ If you must know , our Emily was n't an only child . |
| 3 | He said , ‘ If you must know , I broke my legs playing football . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We did n't go into the back close if you must know . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning . |
| 6 | But I was extremely jealous of him , if you must know . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , if you must know , ’ she burst out . |
| 8 | I meant — well , if you must know I would n't 'alf like a cup of tea . ’ |
| 9 | I was drunk at the time , if you must know . |
| 10 | That 's what I feel like myself , and rather too often , if you must know : 60 per cent silk and 40 per cent viscose . |
| 11 | It was never like this , and my father was an Old Bastard if you must know . |
| 12 | ‘ September , ’ she said , as if it were a death sentence , ‘ if you must know . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , if you must know , I think it 's because he just does n't like the idea of me leaving him . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's a friend of mine if you must know . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If you must know I was with somebody , ’ I said reluctantly . |
| 16 | Out drinking with a couple of female journalists ( in what was supposedly Hemingway 's favourite bar in Havana , if you must know ) , I mentioned I was writing this article and we all launched into our favourite New Age stories , like the one about the Immortalists , a group who take to its logical end the New Age philosophy of positive thinking and creating your own reality , and have decided they are going to live forever . |
| 17 | ‘ I like the Moon , if you must know . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , if you must know , ’ said Gedanken defiantly . |
| 19 | ‘ If you must know , I had a rotten time last night , ’ she said sulkily . |
| 20 | ‘ If you must know it 's the men in the prison-ships who fire the gun . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , if you must know , that I 'm just waiting and hoping for the chance to marry you some day . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Well , if you must know , I eat rabbits , wild birds , chickens from the farm and young sheep from the hills . |
| 23 | But if you must know , Mrs. Jewkes was present . |
| 24 | More than enough , if you must know . |
| 25 | ‘ Very well indeed , if you must know . |
| 26 | ‘ Beginning to pine for some relaxed company , if you must know . |
| 27 | ‘ Not a great deal , if you must know . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If you must know , ’ she said finally , not looking at him , ‘ I did n't much see the point . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If you must know , ’ he said lazily , ‘ it 's Virgo . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , if you must know , I thought he did n't mean magic . |