SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	ask [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun sg]	170
2	asked [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	79
3	ask him [to-vb] the [noun]	59
4	ask them [to-vb] the [noun]	47
5	ask [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun pl]	42
6	asking [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	42
7	ask me [to-vb] the [noun]	39
8	ask you [to-vb] the [noun]	38
9	ask [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	34
10	asked [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	24
11	ask [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	24
12	ask her [to-vb] the [noun]	22
13	ask us [to-vb] the [noun]	14
14	to ask [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	11
15	ask [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun prp]	8
16	ask [pers pn] to explain the [noun]	8
17	asks [pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun]	8
18	ask [pers pn] to take the [noun]	7
19	ask [pers pn] to make the [noun]	6
20	ask [pers pn] to read the [noun]	6
21	ask [pers pn] to bring the [noun]	5
22	ask [pers pn] to check the [noun]	5
23	ask [pers pn] to keep the [noun]	5