Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] ask [to-vb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Under the Brady deal , the banks that made these swaps were asked to tear up the old loans and choose among three new deals in their place . |
2 | After completing the restructuring of British Steel , Finniston was asked to draw up the group 's first corporate plan . |
3 | Since the imperial poet Da Ponte had fallen out of favour at the Viennese court , and had left in disgrace , his temporary successor Caterino MazzolĂ was asked to freshen up the old warhorse for a new setting , while Guardasoni rushed to Italy to find suitable singers . |
4 | Customers were asked to fill in a brief form stating whether they knew or had seen Mr McEvoy . |
5 | Patients were asked to write down the highest of three blows for the paper and pencil diary and to enter the values of all three blows into the computer . |
6 | At the same time , teachers were asked to make out a special report card on the child , itemizing health , academic standard , character , ability , and what they considered would be a suitable employment . |
7 | While the work carried out by Touche Ross is now open to criticism , in fairness , that firm was asked to carry out the work within an unreasonably short timescale . |
8 | In 1938 Cranmer was asked to take over the captaincy from Bob Wyatt . |
9 | When Melrose was asked to fill in a further application he refused to do so saying all the relevant information had been sent to NSWRU . |
10 | When the students were asked to pick out the photograph that most resembled them , they usually selected the most flattering one . |
11 | As a result the IMS was asked to carry out an initial study and advise on the feasibility of setting up a suitable PMIS for the BAA . |
12 | Mr Thomas Russell was asked to board up the back part of he building to keep out the rain . |