I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Oh, yes,
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‘Have you met his wife?’ ‘ Oh, yes, I know her quite well.’
say yes/no
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Some parents are unable to say no to their children.
vote yes/no
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How many people voted Yes in the referendum?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
answer
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Ninety-nine percent of those responding answered yes .
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If you had asked that question six or seven years ago, I would have answered yes ..
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Attorney Robert Rivas answers yes to both questions.
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The patient with damage to one frontal lobe catches on to the original sorting strategy and gets the string of yes answers .
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Twenty percent of single women and 18 percent of women who are now separated or divorced answered yes .
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Just 17 percent of women in our computer sample gave a yes answer to this question.
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Again, more men than women endorsed the romantic ideal by answering yes .
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Cosby answered yes when Baum asked if he ever told Jackson he loved her.
nod
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Asked if it stemmed from his personal life, she nodded yes .
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Evelyn does not nod yes to his question.
say
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They listened as! told them what I'd been doing at EdmoLift and they said yes at once.
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He asked me to marry him and I said yes .
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At least Emma the cop said yes to Curly.
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A surprising number of little boys said yes and meant it.
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We would still say yes to both.
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Teary voiced, Alistair said yes and thanked her.
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He did what no one had done before: he asked what the IRAmight say yes to.
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If you want a piece, indicate by saying yes .
vote
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Lofgren was leaning toward a yes vote .
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The members know perfectly well that they will be beaten over the head with any yes vote at the next election.
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Of the 20 lawmakers who received the most money from the credit card industry, 19 voted yes .
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In Virginia 89 delegates voted yes and 79 no.
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The darn thing passed, with Rady, D'Agosta and -- surprise! -- Pfeiler voting yes .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
no/yes sir!
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I'm not doing any more work for them. No sir !
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Yes , sir, how can I help you?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He asked me to marry him and I said yes .
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His propensity for saying yes when no would have been more appropriate kept getting the partnership into trouble.
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If your definition is elastic enough, then the answer is yes .
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Of the 20 lawmakers who received the most money from the credit card industry, 19 voted yes .
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The answer appears to be a resounding yes .
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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There were a total of five yeses and three noes.