Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] answer [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I remember warning her , half in joke , half in earnest , that I could not answer for the new Government lasting more than six weeks . |
| 2 | ‘ If you persist in clinging to me in that limpet-like way , Caroline , I will not answer for the consequences … ’ |
| 3 | I can not answer in the unconstrained sense in which my hon. Friend asked the question , but , clearly , we are prepared to play our part — bilaterally through the provision of know-how and technical assistance in appropriate matters and , of course , through the European Community to which we are a substantial subscriber . |
| 4 | Emma closed her eyes but for the moment she could n't answer for the throbbing in her throat . |
| 5 | You ca n't answer for the other officers but you can answer for yourself . |
| 6 | While we are happy to answer any queries about our own products , we can not answer for the content of other publisher 's works . |
| 7 | Lucien felt he should not answer in the affirmative . |
| 8 | We came here to Siena , where I have been before , though to a different house , to visit my husband who accompanied the Brownings last month , the doctor having ordered Mrs Browning to be taken out of this city or he would not answer for the consequences . |