Cohesive Devices - Exercise

If you ask me...

If you ask me, lowering the income tax is the best thing they could do. 

If you ask me, this is the best restaurant in town.

To be honest...

To be honest, he is just crazy.

To be honest, I'm not sure about the answer.

Personally speaking...

Personally speaking, I like his attitude.

Personally, I believe we should give it a try. 

From what I can gather... 

The new boss is a nice guy, from what I can gather.

From my point of view... 

From my point of view A is a better actor than B

The way I see it...

He was shouting at me all the time.  The way I see it, I did nothing wrong.

From where I stand...

She is not answering my calls.  From where I stand, I didn't do anything wrong.

From my perspective...

From my perspective, the film is a total failure.

To my mind...

To my mind, tea goes with any food.

I think...

I think the politicians are all misleading us on this.

I believe...

I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work.

It seems to me that...

It seems to me that we should go with the first option.

I reckon...

I reckon it's time for a coffee break.

After looking into it...

After looking into it, I believe this is the right solution.

As far as I'm concerned...

As far as I'm concerned, this plan won't work.

 

In my book...

In my book, that is plain cheating. 

In my book, honesty is always the best policy.

The last one means that whatever is being referred to is part of their routine or belief system.