Example sentences of "[vb base] to be honest " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to be honest . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to be honest ! ’ |
| 3 | I suppose to be honest , I too was relieved at the time . |
| 4 | Yeah I , I mean to be honest on that I was more conscious of the fact that we 'd only got fifteen |
| 5 | Well t I mean to be honest erm tt I wanted to try some different things er cos I 've seen these guys today |
| 6 | yeah I mean to be honest it 's just a case of one of you , it does go that way , I knew I was right the first time , of one of you just remembering |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't mind where I stay to be honest with you , Christina . |
| 8 | You try to be honest with yourself . |
| 9 | Try to be honest with your use of the table and do n't attempt to run before you can walk . |
| 10 | You are sensitive , you are eager , you try to be honest , you manage to be both your age and natural and a little priggish and old-fashioned at the same time . |
| 11 | The whole place has got an air of being run down , and county council , I think to be honest , would quite like it to fall down , or just to be able to develop the whole site . |
| 12 | I think to be honest Whyte and Fairclough were never that good — even in the championship year . |
| 13 | I think to be honest to you , the the have been given very little guidance , she does n't understand what 's supposed to happen |
| 14 | Well I think , I think , I think to be honest they 've all got easier |
| 15 | But I have to be honest and say we tried to join flesh again all our lives . |
| 16 | ‘ I have to be honest with you , I 'd like to invest more in education , ’ he said . |
| 17 | I find that I have to be honest with Mary and many others . |
| 18 | I have to be honest and say that the last few years have not been as good as I would have expected . |
| 19 | ‘ But I have to be honest and say I never marked her as someone who was going to become a great journalist . |
| 20 | Erm quite a lot you just have to be honest with people and tell I mean we 've got It 's unfortunate we can threaten people if you like , it 's the wrong word to use . |
| 21 | ‘ I have to be honest , Ali , I did n't exactly drive out here just to see you . |
| 22 | I think they 've got their cost structures er a a little bit out of line and I have to be honest that I think that some of them have thought that er all you have to do is , you know , keep a brass plate outside your door for fifty years and the work would roll in . |
| 23 | We went in with an open mind , but I have to be honest , the presentation was so abysmal , that there was no way that we could in fact continue with them , and we have the same problem with the cleaning contract . |
| 24 | I have to be honest and admit that I accepted the invitation to dinner to try to find out once and for all if you were involved with Martin , but that was because I needed to know , needed to prove your innocence , because I was falling in love with you . |
| 25 | You need to be honest about your personality , your capabilities and the amount of money you have available . |
| 26 | You need to be honest with yourself and ask whether your time has been used profitably . |