Example sentences of "have to be honest " in BNC.

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1 But I have to be honest and say we tried to join flesh again all our lives .
2 ‘ I have to be honest with you , I 'd like to invest more in education , ’ he said .
3 I find that I have to be honest with Mary and many others .
4 I have to be honest and say that the last few years have not been as good as I would have expected .
5 ‘ But I have to be honest and say I never marked her as someone who was going to become a great journalist .
6 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 .
7 ‘ I have to be honest , Ali , I did n't exactly drive out here just to see you .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
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