Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] not ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | I passed by , and was no longer recognised by anyone ; the unknown children did not smile at me ; and I dared not ask what had become of those I had known , whom I feared to recognise in these bent men exhausted by life . |
| 2 | ‘ I did not ask for the job — it was offered to me , ’ Taylor said . |
| 3 | I did not ask for the job , it was offered to me . |
| 4 | The point is , you see , that I did not ask you to go and look at the time on that clock ; I merely asked you to study the numerals on it . |
| 5 | ‘ I did not ask . |
| 6 | I felt totally alienated from my body , the inferior female body that labelled me second-rate , the body that I did not ask to have . |
| 7 | ‘ I did not ask his name before I shot him , no . ’ |
| 8 | I did not ask for more money — I was in Bayreuth at the time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I did not ask her what she had taken it for . |
| 10 | I did not ask if they had visited Montaine 's grave , or if others who had loved Montaine had joined them . |
| 11 | Since I was not going to discuss the future with him , I did not ask him to elaborate , but I registered his disappointment and thought that , if that was how he felt , he was making it easier for me to leave him . |
| 12 | Next day they said no more about it , and I did not ask . |
| 13 | I did not ask him why , but I sensed that it was because he knew the culprit . |
| 14 | ‘ I did not ask them about you , I asked about Jeopardy . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It was done from my section and I am afraid I did not ask for sufficient permission . |
| 16 | Joaquim Lobato said angrily , ‘ I did not ask for that . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I did not ask for it . |
| 18 | No , I am dealing with the Foreign Secretary , who gave me a circumlocutory reply to a question that I did not ask him . |
| 19 | I did n't ask to fall in love with you , but by God , lady , I have , and I have every reason to believe you want to as well . ’ |
| 20 | I did n't ask you to carry me . ' |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't ask you to come , or her , ’ said Philip . |
| 22 | I did n't ask if Tumbleweed had enjoyed his dinner . |
| 23 | ‘ The service was lousy , ’ he said of the private resupply , ‘ but I did n't ask who was providing it … |
| 24 | I did n't ask her if she did , with anyone . |
| 25 | I wondered why it was important that it shat , but I did n't ask . |
| 26 | I did n't ask for you to come down , ’ Miss Jarman greeted her as she reached the bottom . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't ask you to get me another one , did I ? |
| 28 | ‘ I did n't ask for specifications . ’ |
| 29 | You see , I did n't ask much of life ; this was the extent of my longing . |
| 30 | I did n't ask her . ’ |