“Don't answer back to your teacher!”
“The public had hoped to see the politician answer for his actions before a tribunal.
"We were living in a police state, where the police answered to no one."
“The professor applied for a job at the famous university”
“My aunt wrote to us asking after our Mum who is sick.”
"Tom was asking after our grandmother, who is sick in hospital."
“I asked around to see if anyone knew the address I was looking for.”
“We stopped our car to ask for directions”
“The woman asked the door salesman in.
"Nancy has a new boy friend. Joe asked her out last night."
"I would like to ask our neighbours over tomorrow tonight for dinner. We haven't eaten together for a long time.
"We discussed the matter at length but failed to arrive at a decision"
“It is hoped that after the discussions they will be able to arrive at an agreement."
“We auctioned off our old furniture and got a great price”
"As an employee I should avail myself of the opportunity to buy cheap shares in the company."
"When I average out what I spend on clothes it comes to about £50 a month."
"My time off work this year averages out at two days a week."