Example sentences of "[verb] to be honest " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way to overcome difficulties with lack of confidence is to try to be honest about how you feel . |
| 2 | Well , thanks very much , I had n't realized it had gone , I do n't know to be honest , I bet it 's hiding behind there . |
| 3 | I do n't know to be honest . |
| 4 | I says well I do n't know to be honest , I says I do n't deal with them , but we were talking about Mercury these cross-routing got one of these systems here |
| 5 | I do , I do n't know to be honest . |
| 6 | Oh heck , well I do n't know to be honest with you , something you 'll be able to play games on |
| 7 | You will need to be honest with yourself when setting priorities because on occasions the most important tasks may be the ones you feel least disposed towards . |
| 8 | The manager has to be honest , competent and use common sense , while getting on with the artist . |
| 9 | I want to be honest . |
| 10 | ‘ I want to be honest ! ’ |
| 11 | When ( the HoD ) was writing the self-appraisal we were n't that involved to be honest . |
| 12 | The basis for the complaint needs to be honest . |
| 13 | It really does n't matter to be honest with you . |
| 14 | it does n't matter to be honest |
| 15 | It did n't matter to be honest in some contracts whether we won or lost against other people low paid workers , exploitation by the contractors . |
| 16 | Even the recipe for George Washington 's mother 's gingerbread allegedly found " in an old worn cookery book " dated 1784 , of which the first item on the list of ingredients is ½ cup of margarine , could be said to be honest in the sense that it is candidly admitted that margarine is what is actually now used in the kitchens at Claverton Manor , the American Museum near Bath where both the gingerbread and the leaflet giving the recipe are purveyed to the public . |
| 17 | I had n't noticed to be honest . |
| 18 | Erm I 've mentioned accessibility , I would raise that again , I 'm a non-driver erm it 's easy to hop in a car and get from here to Chelmsford , if you want to do it by public transport it is a nightmare erm the meeting here on , on Monday which was very poorly attended , and I understand that 's been the pattern right across the area , and I do n't think the health authority is that interested in finding out what people have thought to be honest ! |
| 19 | I would have thought to be honest , I would have thought you do n't need any of that area |
| 20 | I ca n't remember to be honest . |
| 21 | But , I have Bedgey look to be honest right he do more compiling than me . |
| 22 | She adds : ‘ I lay awake at nights wondering whether I was going to be honest . |
| 23 | If I 'm going to be honest , all the things I find annoying and frustrating are created by other people . |
| 24 | Well I 'm going to be honest with you . |
| 25 | But I could tell there was no real wish on her part to renew any old ties of love and friendship and if I am going to be honest no real wish on my part either . |
| 26 | Erm I mean he he he 's bought , I mean the presents he 's bought to be honest I mean I think oh my god what a waste . |
| 27 | ‘ You 've got to be honest , ’ he said . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , I 've got to be honest , girl , I ai n't looking forward to it . ’ |
| 29 | Erm I have n't actually been listening to the programme I was asleep I 've got to be honest . |
| 30 | Well , I 've got to be honest , if you actually ask and negotiate with the company , it can offer reduced benefits and reduced premiums to the client 's circumstances , but it 's not generally advertised . |