Example sentences of "you [modal v] ask " in BNC.
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1 | WHAT on earth , you may ask yourselves , was one Aki Ohmachi doing in a tournament which carries the title of the World Matchplay Championship ? |
2 | You may ask me then : ‘ Why do n't we do just that ? why has there been this passionate search for some other method of preventing the fall in the value of money or controlling the fall in the value of money , if a cause and perhaps the major cause is undisputed , assessable and obvious ? ’ |
3 | What , you may ask , is the meaning of it all ? |
4 | Full details of the Terms , Conditions and Exclusions will be sent with your invoice or you may ask for a copy of the Master Policy beforehand should you wish to inspect it . |
5 | And you may ask yourselves , my dear and most innocent readers , whether he spoke there with more gentleness or cunning , since the lady set such store on giving herself of her own free will , and since also the castle with its gardens , though now measurable with pins and fine stitches and thumbnails and thimbles , were lordly and handsome enough for any man to wish to spend his days there . |
6 | So you may ask whether it 's ever possible to fathom the real wishes of the patient . |
7 | ‘ You may ask about his daily routine when abroad ; he attends matins at church and priestly services either alone or with a small following , and worships so devoutly that he has set an example to all Italians of the honour and reverence that should be paid to bishops and clergy . |
8 | If you disagree with the contents of the report or consider it misleading you may ask the doctor to amend it ; if he disagrees , you may add your own written comments . |
9 | If you disagree with the contents of the report or consider it misleading you may ask the doctor to amend it ; if he disagrees you may add your own written comments . |
10 | Why do the lawyers entertain such absurdities , you may ask ? |
11 | Right away you may ask why no one has noticed this before . |
12 | What , you may ask , has brought on this fit of choler on my part ? |
13 | How , you may ask , can you cease being a pawn ? |
14 | What , you may ask , have the masons to do with ‘ package tours into inner space ’ , or paganism or the occult for that matter ? |
15 | Before you order goods , you may ask for one of these . |
16 | You may ask , how can young boys be so vicious ? |
17 | You may ask ‘ what made the Gorbals different from other centres of large Jewish populations in the UK ? ’ |
18 | You may ask to be referred to a chiropractor by your GP , or arrange a consultation on your own initiative . |
19 | For example you may ask , ‘ How do you think you will manage working with a large number of school-leavers in the department ? ’ |
20 | Why , you may ask ? |
21 | Where would that leave giant fullback Hendrik Truter you may ask ? |
22 | ‘ What about if it was ten years ago ? ’ you may ask . |
23 | You may ask — but why did n't you say ? |
24 | If you are running a group training workshop you may ask your trainees to read the passage in Handout 1 and augment the information by asking you any questions they like . |
25 | You may ask to speak to a gay man if you prefer . |
26 | Where , you may ask , were the Barbarians ? |
27 | In any event , you may ask for a specimen copy of the cover note before booking should you wish to examine this in advance . |
28 | You may ask ‘ but surely the minutes will tell us what went on ? ’ , and up to a point they do — in the formal sense . |
29 | You may ask whether there has to be these two levels at meetings . |
30 | " You may ask me why " Cunts off the Chairs " ? |