Example sentences of "[vb past] to ask [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dad promised to ask you a question , but he forgot , and Mom could n't remember . |
| 2 | Corbett devoured it hungrily while the gaoler watched impassively but , when Corbett tried to ask him a question , slapped him in the mouth , grabbed the bowl and waddled out of the cell . |
| 3 | ‘ I meant to ask you a long time ago and I forgot to . |
| 4 | ‘ I only wanted to ask him a few questions . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I just wanted to ask you a few questions about your neighbour , Gladys Brown . |
| 6 | Okay bu yes now I 'm not arguing that for some depressed people it 's there 's always side effects of some kind , okay , Peter , I wanted to ask you a very personal question . |