Example sentences of "[adv] be true to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would not be true to say that they were well received at Holywell Haugh that evening . |
| 2 | It would not be true to say that Death smiled , because in any case His features were perforce frozen in a calcareous grin . |
| 3 | It would probably be true to say , however , that the long and passionate ‘ french ’ hiss is more likely to give the gonococcus a chance to spread than the toothless peck on the cheek from an aged aunt . |
| 4 | It would probably be true to say that most woodwork projects around the house , from making a child 's desk to forming a stud partition wall , involve straight rather than curved cutting of wood . |
| 5 | In an article co-authored by , writes in the current issue of South African Journal of Science that ‘ it would probably be true to say that science as a thriving , innovative , intellectual enterprise within the CSIR is dead ’ . |
| 6 | Indeed , it would probably be true to say that more sub-standard typography has been produced by desktop publishing software during its short lifespan that by traditional methods in the whole of this century ! |
| 7 | It ca n't be true to say that we chose our friends , |