Example sentences of "be asked [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand , a half-promise to save a new-born country , and to show that one lot of people may not dispossess another lot merely by virtue of being better armed ; on the other hand , a growing realisation that this could not be achieved without a fight in which an unknown number of young Europeans and Americans would be asked to die in the name of misty-sounding things like compassion and principle . |
| 2 | The ward nurse may be asked to remain with the patient until fully anaesthetized . |
| 3 | Students will be asked to reflect on the investigations and to identify the learning gained in relation to personal and social development . |
| 4 | The South African Law Commission would be asked to report on the protection of the rights of citizens , " as well as all collective units , associations , minorities and nations " , in a future constitution , by examining a variety of constitutional models ; this investigation would be used in support of negotiations on a new constitution [ see below ; see also p. 36915 for recommendations of Law Commission working paper of March 1989 ] . |
| 5 | The acquirer or any foreign party is likely to be asked to submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts and appoint an agent in England for the purposes of the agreement . |
| 6 | Although there is likely to be a fairly close relationship with the lawyers acting for the client , they will probably be asked to act for the client in respect of the firm 's contract . |
| 7 | To be asked to deputise at the age of 22 for soloists as prestigious as Zimerman and Argerich is in itself evidence of Goerner 's rapidly growing reputation in pianistic circles . |
| 8 | Since Keith was a Board members of the committee , another Board member would be asked to sit on the committee . |
| 9 | ‘ I was delighted to be asked to speak at the opening of this exhibition to mark the Centenary of the Diocesan Vestment Guild . |
| 10 | In Cambridge , Mr Rushdie said it was an honour to be asked to speak at the college , where he was a student in the 1960s . |
| 11 | No patient and no hospital will be asked to pay for the blood you donate . |
| 12 | Although the treatment is free , the patient may well be asked to pay for the tests used in diagnosis , and for a woman who wished to be screened for , say , gonorrhoea , trichomoniasis , and candidiasis , the bill might come to 250 francs , without the blood tests for syphilis , and if she was unfortunate enough to have an ulcer that might be syphilitic or herpetic , a further 150 francs could be added to the bill . |
| 13 | You will be asked to contribute to the cost whether your stay is temporary or permanent . |
| 14 | However , if a landlord or landlady has a resident student , is there any guarantee that the student will not be asked to contribute towards the council tax ? |
| 15 | It may also be that the agent would be asked to advise on the cost , and , as with civil legislation , costs in parliamentary matters can in appropriate cases be taxed under the House of Commons Costs Taxation Act , 1847 , and the 1849 Act on similar lines for the House of Lords , the only difference in Scotland being that taxation is done by the Auditor of the Court of Session . |
| 16 | The most usual situation is for the Commissioner to be asked to advise on the selection of a solicitor , and the applicant will be given a list from which to choose . |
| 17 | In most cases like this an independent Marine Surveyor will be involved and he should be asked to advise on the cause of the sinking and the pre-casualty condition of the vessel . |
| 18 | I knew that one day I might be asked to walk on the edge of knives like the little mermaid , and was afraid that I might not be able to bear the pain . |
| 19 | The teacher will be asked to comment on the usefulness of feedback . |
| 20 | Normally in major fire cases an independent Marine Surveyor will be used and they should be asked to comment upon the system provided . |
| 21 | They may be asked to react to the implications of the forecast and the means to be employed by the enterprise to achieve it . |