Example sentences of "[pron] ask [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my own section , towards the middle of the cloakroom , I saw to my horror two lines of girls staring at me and giggling , and as I came near , one of them asked in a sarcastic voice where I came from . |
| 2 | For crossing the border into Iran , he had a code ( ’ I am coming for Mustafa ’ ) , but no-one asked for it ; and so they landed in Tehran . |
| 3 | Stalling for his arrival I asked about the religion . |
| 4 | I asked about her daughter and her son and husband . |
| 5 | About four years ago , while negotiating a new house insurance , I asked about coverage of my wife 's knitting machines while in transit to and from evening classes . |
| 6 | I asked about murder . |
| 7 | I asked about his wife . |
| 8 | I asked about her work before she married . |
| 9 | After using it , I asked about its accuracy , as the readings bore no resemblance to that of the chemical test kit . |
| 10 | He said , ‘ Well , I asked about your life . |
| 11 | I said , Why do n't you just say , ‘ I asked about those records you ordered ? ’ |
| 12 | I asked about 20 people emerging from the polling station . |
| 13 | ‘ I did not ask them about you , I asked about Jeopardy . ’ |
| 14 | I mean , ’ he stammered , ‘ when I asked about the funeral , you looked shocked and grieved . |
| 15 | I asked about her Home for Unmarried Mothers . |
| 16 | I asked about you down at the corner , the shop there . |
| 17 | Sometimes I asked about these stories . |
| 18 | Is he aware that , when I asked about the growth in employment in south Derbyshire recently , I was told that figures were available only until 1989 , that they are collected only once every six years and that figures for self-employment are collected only once every 10 years ? |
| 19 | When I asked about local amnesties , I was told : ’ It is for chief officers of police to consider whether offering opportunities for disposing of offensive weapons would be a worthwhile crime prevention initiative in their own force area . ’ |
| 20 | I asked about feeding , but Bill makes short shrift of this too — once a fortnight with Phostrogen . |
| 21 | I asked about you , and about Huxley , but I found nothing . |
| 22 | I asked about changing . |
| 23 | I asked about the baby and she looked at me as if I should know . ’ |
| 24 | I asked about side effects and was told all drugs have side effects , even paracetemol . |
| 25 | I asked about discipline , wondering how it compared with that at the central Scotland school where I taught . |
| 26 | can you think of an remember when I asked about introductions and things of that nature ? |
| 27 | Cos I asked about that before I travelled down because I was worried in , you know , in case of breaking down . |
| 28 | When we landed at Bombay ( for the story has a happy ending ) I asked to be shown the piece of tarmac pasteurised for the Pope to kiss on his recent visit , so I could bless it too ( poojahs is the Hindi word ) and give thanks for deliverance . |
| 29 | I asked to be provided with a car and an interpreter/guide . |
| 30 | But being me I could n't stand that very long , may be two or three months , and I asked to be moved . |