Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adv] ask " in BNC.
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1 | If you are a teacher I do not ask you to believe or take on trust anything I say . |
2 | I do not ask you to believe . |
3 | I do not ask what hopes or expectations they have , or what they are dreaming of , but what they are experiencing . |
4 | While my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) was speaking , I said that I challenged any Conservative Member of Parliament to spend just one week — I do not ask for longer — living on the money that so many of our constituents who are pensioners have to rely on — the state pension and income support . |
5 | I do not ask for sex right away . |
6 | Once he told me he likes me cos I do n't ask questions . |
7 | I do n't ask you for rest , |
8 | I do n't ask for wealth , |
9 | Prejean , who had once been diagnosed as brain damaged and mentally retarded , said shortly before his execution : ‘ I do n't ask to get out of prison . |
10 | ‘ I do n't ask about your private affairs , now do I ? ’ he said , in a mildly affronted tone . |
11 | " No , I do n't ask you to beg , and my going is n't the answer . " |
12 | ‘ I do n't ask you where you are going , coco , ’ Therese said . |
13 | Carla smiled in a way that meant : I do n't ask about your affairs , I do n't need to know . |
14 | Dear , I do n't ask very much . |
15 | ‘ But I do n't ask for very much . ’ |
16 | ‘ I do n't ask for anything more . |
17 | ‘ I take her milk in , I do n't ask her for reports , ’ she said as Scott started up the steps . |
18 | One request — no , I do n't ask him for things , I order them . |
19 | Oh well , now I do n't ask him at night because Is that i is we hardly have any sleep . |
20 | ‘ But you see , if I do n't ask you the name on the cheque , it 's because I know it already … ’ |
21 | ‘ Oh , I do n't ask for miwacles . |
22 | I ca n't say I approve of what he has done but I do n't ask him and I do n't want to know the details . ’ |
23 | ‘ Perhaps I do n't ask that often , either . ’ |
24 | I do n't ask , of course , because I would n't get any worthwhile answer . |
25 | I do n't ask why I should believe him . |
26 | I do n't ask what happened next . |
27 | . Let me say now , that most of things that we do in this part of the course , I do n't ask you to tell me what you 've written down , stress is a very personal thing , your reaction to it , so do n't worry , you write down anything that you want to write down , because it is for you . |
28 | You hear these people say I do n't ask anything of my staff that I 'm not prepared to do myself , then you find something like a ninety hour week or something . |
29 | I do n't ask you to sell better , ladies and gentlemen , I do n't ask you to sell itself for certain companies , I 'd like you to , but I do n't . |
30 | I do n't ask you to sell better , ladies and gentlemen , I do n't ask you to sell itself for certain companies , I 'd like you to , but I do n't . |