Example sentences of "[pron] could [adv] ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I could also ask those of you who have n't decided on a confirmation name , I think really by the time we meet again you should . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | I could n't ask for a more caring and loving bunch of people . |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't ask him in , could I ? |
| 6 | So I could n't ask you to come … |
| 7 | I could n't ask her to sit down as I can when I 'm doing a portrait of someone I know . |
| 8 | With Tim here I could n't ask him . ’ |
| 9 | " 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 . " |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't ask just anyone . ’ |
| 11 | But hearing that you were blind , I could n't ask , it seemed all wrong . |
| 12 | ‘ I could n't ask you to stay , ’ John says . |
| 13 | ‘ I could n't ask anybody to love me , ’ John says . |
| 14 | I did n't see her until this afternoon , and I could n't ask her then , not just before her operation . |
| 15 | Yeah I said cos I could n't ask him to do for nothing . |
| 16 | I could not ask . |
| 17 | I could not ask further questions . |
| 18 | I came to see you myself because I could not ask another person to tell my story . |
| 19 | Well I could not ask you before . |
| 20 | I could just ask him casual like — you know , like I 'm going to meet a friend there or summat , but I ca n't remember the address . |
| 21 | Can I can I do you think I could just ask to run through all these , cos er you you put a couple of strange tunes |
| 22 | If I could just ask you what sort of activities the Guild , the Guilds are actually involved in today ? |
| 23 | You , you did promise me Mr Chairman , that I could just ask a quick question . |
| 24 | committee did draw distinction between the two different kinds of schemes , erm perhaps if I could just ask you what do you think of the committee the Good reports er conclusion on training for trustees where they er the recommendation was that it was a laudable objective , but should not be made compulsory ? |
| 25 | On the other hand I felt I could scarcely ask you to wait while I dealt with the strawboard — you were by this time I think just on the verge of a few conventional politenesses about my work , an awkward stage in conversations of this sort which is difficult to endure gracefully but which is even more difficult to interrupt . |
| 26 | I could hardly ask him , Where 's Mr Kennedy ? |
| 27 | ‘ I could hardly ask you if I did n't see you , could I ? ’ |
| 28 | I could always ask me mother if I wanted anything . |
| 29 | ‘ I could always ask Canon Wheeler to hear my confession under the seal , ’ he said wickedly . |
| 30 | ‘ I could always ask a policeman , ’ I said before I could stop myself . |