Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I must n't ask that . ’ |
| 2 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 3 | I should n't ask . |
| 4 | I thought I should n't ask any questions until you … ’ |
| 5 | I should n't ask you that should I ? |
| 6 | I know I should n't ask this , but — |
| 7 | ‘ Okay , Bunny , do tell me why I should n't ask after Ken . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I should n't ask about her , ’ said Zeinab . |
| 9 | oh , is that what Mr said , I 'm not stopping you asking this witness at all , I do n't want , you mention the brochures and I do n't want to ask him questions , the kind I want to ask , er , with which they 're not asked by Counsel , I should n't ask at this stage anyway , but by all means ask Mr about it , I just thought Mr said , when I tried , asked him about it , very understandably , Mr the man , cos you are totally free to ask about it of course |
| 10 | I should n't ask . |
| 11 | I might not ask again until it was too late ; my native caution would betray me just as effectively as Arsenio and Osvaldo 's natural daring had subverted their judge-ment . |
| 12 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 13 | I 'll not ask you in there with the table because there was n't enough room . |
| 14 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |
| 15 | Chief Inspector , I understand what you 're getting at , but I could n't ask the man where he got his money from , could I ? |
| 16 | I could n't ask for a more caring and loving bunch of people . |
| 17 | ‘ I could n't ask him in , could I ? |
| 18 | So I could n't ask you to come … |
| 19 | I could n't ask her to sit down as I can when I 'm doing a portrait of someone I know . |
| 20 | With Tim here I could n't ask him . ’ |
| 21 | " Not a chance darling , and I could n't ask because — guess what — they 've put Deer Forest on the market , and " — the thought of others always first — " I wonder if they always have quite enough to eat . " |
| 22 | ‘ I could n't ask just anyone . ’ |
| 23 | But hearing that you were blind , I could n't ask , it seemed all wrong . |
| 24 | ‘ I could n't ask you to stay , ’ John says . |
| 25 | ‘ I could n't ask anybody to love me , ’ John says . |
| 26 | I did n't see her until this afternoon , and I could n't ask her then , not just before her operation . |
| 27 | Yeah I said cos I could n't ask him to do for nothing . |
| 28 | I could not ask . |
| 29 | I could not ask further questions . |
| 30 | I came to see you myself because I could not ask another person to tell my story . |