Example sentences of "[verb] is true " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said , but he 's nothing to do with Surrealism , which I expect is true that he did n't belong to the party but then perhaps Spaniards are , in any case , basically surrealist . |
| 2 | At worst , if what you say is true , we 'll both be fried ; but what a way to go ! ’ |
| 3 | If what Pascal , Butler , Newman and Browning say is true , then there will always be a degree of uncertainty about whether God exists that reflects an absence of proof . |
| 4 | ‘ If what you say is true , ’ I said , ‘ I think I 'd rather stay here . |
| 5 | But if what you say is true … |
| 6 | How do they know what they say is true ? |
| 7 | I shall do my very best for him and , if anything you say is true , getting away to a different atmosphere with other boys will be the answer . |
| 8 | ‘ If what you say is true , we can not take chances . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ I said , speaking directly to him — ‘ you are right , what you say is true . ’ |
| 10 | Well , sometimes it 's easy , because you know independently , not only whether what they say is true , but whether they believe it . |
| 11 | ‘ And the other thing is that if what you say is true then you have a form of extra-sensory perception . |
| 12 | I 'm sure what you say is true . " |
| 13 | ‘ Hugh , if what you say is true , then I hope something good may come of it . |
| 14 | ‘ If you think about it , you 'll see that what I say is true . |
| 15 | ‘ If what you say is true , how do you explain Steen 's behaviour during the past week ? |
| 16 | Neferukhebit , well , if what you say is true … ’ his voice trailed off . |
| 17 | ‘ But if what you say is true , then at the very least she was guilty of accepting money under false pretences . |
| 18 | If what you say is true he must know that the results would be checked ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ If what you say is true , I 'm not leaving him to drown , ’ she said defensively as Fen looked as though he might object . |
| 20 | ‘ I know what you say is true , Melody , but I ca n't stand by and allow this wedding to go ahead . |
| 21 | ‘ Swear what you say is true , with your hand on the Gospels ! ’ |
| 22 | An Edinburgh University spokeswoman said last night : ‘ If what you say is true the matter will no doubt be reported to the university court in due course . ’ |
| 23 | Yes , I 'm sure what you say is true and , knowing as many people as we are privileged and glad to know , I agree with you that there is a wide spectrum , but it 's always the case that the vociferous ones are the ones that set the tone , and often in wrong light . |
| 24 | If what he says is true , which is highly unlikely , they must visit his latrine during the hours of darkness . |
| 25 | ‘ If what this girl says is true , you 'll find proof of their guilt in the car , sergeant , ’ said the stout man who had been talking to the keeper . |
| 26 | All she says is true : Simon will blame me for everything . |
| 27 | The fundamental issue which underlay this conflict between rationalism and orthodoxy was not merely the factual question whether or not ‘ what the Bible says is true ’ . |
| 28 | When Cassio has been attacked by Iago , apparently murdered , Othello lauds his master 's example : The murder scene , with its marvellously wrought language , a ceremony that Othello thinks of as a sacrifice , is the most deluded , most fictitious scene in Shakespeare — not a word in it that Othello says is true . |
| 29 | But what Lady Agatha says is true , Mr Timothy . |
| 30 | What this lawyer says is true . |