Example sentences of "truth be that [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the truth is that they just wake up . |
| 2 | ( It is tempting to say that they are rare , but the truth is that they only seem rare because we avoid them . ) |
| 3 | The use of girls above ground increased after 1815 , but the truth is that we really know very little of the actual numbers of women working in mines . |
| 4 | The plain truth is that I once twisted my knee after falling down a ridiculously narrow flight of stairs at a crowded party in a terraced house in Highgate , and I found it so comforting and indeed so peculiarly elegant to lean on a good stout walking stick during the weeks that followed this mishap that I continued to do so long after my leg had returned to normal . |
| 5 | While Diana has been billed as the matchmaker in this royal romance , the truth is that she never noticed the romantic spark between her brother-in-law and one of her best friends . |
| 6 | They are said to be his own work , although the truth is that he probably has the final say . |
| 7 | The truth is that he only races as a personal challenge , or for the pure enjoyment of running . |