Citations:I tell a lie

English citations of I tell a lie

Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1853) Sam Slick's Wise Saws And Modern Instances; Or, What He Said, Did, Or Invented: “I only saved, Sir, what I've got on, and what's in this little pack; and all I have in my pocket is three shillings. No, I haven't, I tell a lie, I have only two shillings and sixpence; for I stood a treat to a Dutchman,…”

Jill Paton Walsh (1995) A Piece of Justice: An Imogen Quy Mystery: “Well, so, the moment I clapped eyes on the quilt - no, I tell a lie, I was a bit foggy at first - but little by little as I looked at the quilt I perceived…”

Bryan Forbes (2007) The choice: “Somebody who knew Daddy took me out to dinner at Rules, made small talk about Len Hutton and the best way to tie a fly, anything but the actual reason for the meal. Well, I tell a lie. There was a moment when he casually enquired whether I had shed my Communist tendencies.”