Example sentences of "ask [pron] to " in BNC.
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1 | I met the guys , loved the songs and they asked me to be their agent . |
2 | He took on the work , he says , ‘ because Warren asked me to . |
3 | ‘ Why , you asked me to — ’ began Evelyn . |
4 | The following week the US Tour moved to Los Angeles for the LA Open , and Frank asked me to caddie for him there . |
5 | He asked me to caddie for him for the rest of the year . |
6 | He asked me to his room . |
7 | Your father asked me to — to keep an eye out for you . |
8 | She asked me to a cocktail-party to which I did n't want to go , so I said I had a cold which was n't true at the time but knowing my chest I guessed that I should have a bronchial cough at any moment and so I did . |
9 | Despite taking home around half his £300-a-week mining wage , Martin said : ‘ I would n't go back to Silverhill now if they asked me to . |
10 | After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him . |
11 | But Jim insisted , insisted that I bought him a pint and asked me to caddie for him the following week at St Anne 's . |
12 | You want to know what I actually thought of when you asked me to , quote , talk to you about my cock ? |
13 | I made no protest at the time , though people asked me to , because I said ‘ there 's nothing worse than arguing against a foolish argument . |
14 | " Sam here 's just been an' asked me to be his wife , " she said . |
15 | By the way , Brian asked me to London again , but I thought I 'd wait till the weather 's better . ’ |
16 | He asked me to be friends again , but I could n't forgive him . |
17 | Somebody once asked me to . |
18 | Dad asked me to . ’ |
19 | " He asked me to met him several times a year , I tried to advise him , to tell him how I saw things in the world . " |
20 | ‘ M'wife asked me to — er — remind you that you 're welcome to bring someone if you wish . ’ |
21 | ‘ If it was me , ’ she said , ‘ I 'd meet whoever he asked me to . |
22 | Accordingly , he asked me to lunch , and we went to the Russell Hotel , which was conveniently near his office . |
23 | I only brought the letters because Gramps asked me to … ’ |
24 | With a long sigh , Ellie said woodenly , ‘ Because Gramps asked me to . ’ |
25 | ‘ I looked after the vines here for Fabien 's sake , that 's all , because he asked me to . |
26 | ‘ Nahum 's asked me to be his best man … |
27 | ‘ I left him feeling uneasy , ’ John reported back to Nora , ‘ as you asked me to . |
28 | At noon Sir Michael Adeane rang up and asked me to be at the Palace at 2 o'clock . |
29 | He asked me to , you know , man the station . ’ |
30 | I 've been on to this morning , asked me to and they have got thirty palettes there at the moment . |