Example sentences of "to give [pers pn] [art] [adj] answer " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I am going to ask you a simple question and you are going to give me a simple answer . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ One of these days you 're going to give me a straight answer to a straight question , ’ she explained , ‘ and the roof will fall in . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think I 'd like to give you a general answer . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’ |
| 5 | Oh I do n't think I 'm able to give you a specific answer . |
| 6 | ‘ You can ask , but I might not be free to give you a truthful answer . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Mrs. Porter , any attempt on my part to give you an adequate answer to that question would probably destroy the delicate professional nature of our relationship . |
| 8 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 9 | She opened her mouth to give him a blistering answer , then closed it abruptly . |
| 10 | Zen decided to give him the only answer he had been able to come up with . |
| 11 | But he could n't bring himself to give it a serious answer . |