Example sentences of "[prep] be tell the truth " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is wrong to think he is supposed to be telling the truth in his songs and presenting a true picture of his personality . |
| 2 | There were very few people around who seemed to be telling the truth about their past lives , and what they told you was only meant to further their self image . |
| 3 | I did n't trust the old girl to be telling the truth — though I think she is . |
| 4 | Telling us all how we would have to adapt in various minor ways to changing circumstances , but that basically our lives would carry on very much as normal — and it was weird , I was wanting them all to believe him , and him to be telling the truth . |
| 5 | After his last visit , he had gone to her and begged to be told the truth . |
| 6 | Trainer 's wife , best friend — either way , she had to be told the truth . |
| 7 | They are like patients , who , suspecting that something is seriously wrong , steadfastly refuse to see a doctor in the hope that their troubles will clear up without the need to be told the truth about themselves or undergo painful treatment . |
| 8 | Most people want to be told the truth , and to be given a clear lead towards the action needed for recovery . ’ |
| 9 | The second truism is one I shall need to answer the question : why should we want to be told the truth ? |
| 10 | And that — a learnable correlation — is also the main thing we need in order to be told the truth . |
| 11 | He deserved to be told the truth to his face . |
| 12 | Sa so , in time you hope to get sufficiently accepted erm to be told the truth or in fact , a bit nearer the truth . |
| 13 | But what then is the difference between being told the truth and being shown it , and does the difference really matter ? |