Example sentences of "[prep] be cruel to be " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | So now I 've got to be cruel to be kind . |
| 2 | You have to be cruel to be kind |
| 3 | You have to be cruel to be kind . |
| 4 | As the neck of the pigeon clears the neck of the suit , I grab it , double it back and pinch the bend as hard as I can — remembering you have to be cruel to be kind — scratching my own neck quite badly in the process . |
| 5 | ‘ Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind . |
| 6 | George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind . |