Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] [adv] ask " in BNC.

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1 May I just ask you one more question ? ’ he says .
2 NK : May I also ask the Right Honourable Gentleman which way the wind is blowing ?
3 May I please ask you to give a little time to thinking how best you personally can assist the Society to raise enough funds before the end of this year to complete our Development Plan for 1988 ?
4 Thank you er may I then ask if would er give clarifications on certain items .
5 Should I not ask ?
6 Should we not ask ourselves whether the adulteress had a bad family upbringing , lacking in love , that she reacts in this way ?
7 Should we not ask whether it is right for people with high salaries to give up some of their income to give to pensioners the means to live with dignity ?
8 Might I just ask one question before you go ? ’
9 Might one then ask a favour of you ? ’
10 Er , there is a a little orange leaflet which has been placed on the seats during the day that many of you , I hope , already have er , for anyone who has n't may I perhaps place these on the front table , there 's a the , there 's another supply over there and , could I please ask that some responsible representative from each district would please take a few more of these away with you so that they are distributed in district meetings in the near future , and attention drawn to them there er , if there are not enough copies er , then I 'm sure the provincial office on receiving a , a request from you will make sure there 's more that passed on to you .
11 Chairman could I just ask as the minute taker to er clarify the , the remit of the er educational seminar ?
12 Erm chairman could I just ask a question in relation to that ?
13 Could I just ask a question ?
14 Could I just ask a question about that ?
15 Er could I just ask the advice of the assembled expertise here ?
16 Could could I just ask
17 Q : Could I just ask , before I go ?
18 Sorry about that , could I just ask briefly the difference between a cooperative and an agency ?
19 And could I just ask you , just now , to take a minute and listen intently .
20 Could I , could I just ask what particular element she has for Wales to nominate , why why , why was Wales nominated ?
21 Before you pass on that could I just ask one question , which is how far are B T with it ?
22 Could I just ask you , did those bodices do up at the back with hooks and eyes ?
23 Could I also ask you to ensure that the debris from the hedge-cutting is removed from the highway and not left as a hazard to cyclists .
24 Could I also ask a question which you might be completely clear on , but I 'm not , when we do back checks on files and make sure they are all up to date and so on , we come across maybe a research approval which has n't been signed off in the right places , how far back in time do we need to get that signed off .
25 Could I then ask the clerk to read the words that have been proposed to be added to number two as it stands on page one eight five .
26 Could I then ask the convenor to respond to it please .
27 So could I therefore ask the minister to , on another matter , to ensure that later in his remarks would he agree to the proposal that the right to a postal vote should be highly publicised in this country , perhaps by putting the R P F nine A form in the newspapers well before the closing date of May the twentieth .
28 Could you please ask your colleagues , friends and class members and jot down what is known about how Medau started in SCOTLAND , the people responsible for promoting it there , dates ( as far as can be remembered ) , plus any unique events/human interest anecdotes from the last 40 years .
29 What more could you possibly ask ?
30 Could we just ask
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