| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | to be [adv] honest | 140 |
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| 2 | to be [adv] honest | 140 |
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| 3 | to be quite honest | 71 |
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| 4 | to be quite honest | 71 |
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| 5 | to be perfectly honest | 32 |
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| 6 | to be perfectly honest | 32 |
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| 7 | to be absolutely honest | 8 |
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| 8 | to be absolutely honest | 8 |
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| 9 | to be very honest | 6 |
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| 10 | to be very honest | 6 |
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| 11 | to be [art] honest | 5 |
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| 12 | to be a honest | 5 |
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| 13 | to be [art] honest | 5 |
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| 14 | [verb] to be honest | 76 |
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| 15 | [conj] to be honest | 59 |
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| 16 | [noun] to be honest | 55 |
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| 17 | [coord] to be honest | 47 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] to be honest | 41 |
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| 19 | [adv] to be honest | 35 |
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| 20 | and to be honest | 27 |
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| 21 | and to be honest | 27 |
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| 22 | [adj] to be honest | 27 |
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| 23 | [vb base] to be honest | 26 |
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| 24 | [adv] to be honest | 26 |
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| 25 | [pron] to be honest | 24 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] to be honest | 20 |
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| 27 | but to be honest | 20 |
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| 28 | but to be honest | 20 |
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| 29 | [vb infin] to be honest | 16 |
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| 30 | [adj] to be honest | 15 |
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