Example sentences of "[verb] a few questions " in BNC.

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1 You see towards the bottom er we pose a few questions there , I 'm going to ask you in a few minutes to introduce yourselves and to say what what sort of presentations you make at the moment .
2 A popular image of the social researcher is of a figure armed with a clipboard who approaches you in the street , and asks if you have the time to answer a few questions .
3 A game 's a game , but you could have piled me up back there , and then you 'd have had a few questions to answer ! ’
4 It seems a couple of them came out here a time or two , asked a few questions , shrugged their shoulders and took themselves off . ’
5 The journalists asked a few questions and got no real answers and the old Monsieur le Président , who had presided so long in his own way at the top , shouted and banged his fist before leaving the room .
6 He heard her out in silence , asked a few questions , then went and stood over her .
7 My aunt asked a few questions , and ascertained that the lady 's pain was originating from her lower right abdomen — the general area of her right thigh up to the right side of her stomach .
8 Kathleen answered the phone , listened for a minute and asked a few questions , and then cradled the receiver with a groan .
9 ‘ Nevertheless , Mrs Atkins , I would appreciate it if you could answer a few questions down at the station … ’
10 Q : Valerie has asked me if you could answer a few questions on her behalf .
11 ‘ My own kind , ’ she replied , and getting ready to put a few questions from her list , she paused to smile — and found that he could find his questions faster .
12 When considering an offer of a job in the community it is worth asking a few questions about the day to day management of the service , and the kind of support you can expect to get from your colleagues .
13 Asking a few questions here and there .
14 He spotted your sign , ’ Vitor said , with a nod towards it , ‘ so he 's been speaking to the locals and asking a few questions . ’
15 Let's have a few questions up our sleeve .
16 Though participants have said that they find these quizzes enjoyable , they have not been well supported by comparison with the more usual lectures and no further quiz is planned for the moment , though I shall try to keep a few questions in hand in case a speaker is delayed or fails to arrive for some reason .
17 By the time his ready smile reached us we were glad to see him and retreated to try to get warm and ask a few questions .
18 We simply ask a few questions about your income and the level of deposit you have available and then issue you with a certificate which : — tells you how much we are able to lend you .
19 His father had asked a few questions , and looked grave .
20 Maybe , she thought bitterly , if she had asked a few questions she might have uncovered the truth about him for herself , instead of having the information relayed to her by one of her friends .
21 You will be asked a few questions about your state of health and a drop of blood will be taken from your finger to make sure that you are not anaemic .
22 you were asked a few questions about the contingency fund , was setting up the contingency fund , had it got any connection at all with the Daily Telegraph article ?
23 ‘ However , that depends how the Irish Hockey Union view the situation and I expect to be asked a few questions .
24 I think the time has come to ask Meredith Putt a few questions . ’
25 She put a few questions to Dr Scott .
26 ‘ All we ask them to do is to visit any Royal Bank Branch , answer a few questions — and we 'll provide a quotation within three days , ’ said Norman .
27 Ah she does , aye , aye no , and she says you know , answer a few questions and all that , would I like to take part in a sur survey of how the English language is getting used ?
28 But he knows Bonanza will have done some arithmetic , and will be wanting to ask a few questions .
29 They were bound to ask a few questions !
30 So I would like to move on to ask a few questions about er where you lived in the past .
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