Example sentences of "ask in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're English ? ’ the KGL Captain asked in that language . |
| 2 | Staring at her , as though trying to make up his mind , he asked in that same flat , hard tone , ‘ Not blackmail ? ’ |
| 3 | Fabia asked in all innocence — and was utterly horrified not only at her sister 's sudden angry change of expression , but more particularly at her reply . |
| 4 | ‘ You — you want me to — to live with you , Felipe ? ’ she asked in little more than a whisper . |
| 5 | She asked in such a way … . |
| 6 | Ironically , as the first question asked in this book is ‘ Can we know what Renaissance colour was ? ’ , the colour plates are distinctly variable in quality . |
| 7 | There seems little doubt that the prices of 1990 clarets asked in this year 's en primeur promotions will follow the same pattern as last year 's lot : 1989 wines on offer a year ago were reappearing in sales this January at prices up to 25 per cent lower . |
| 8 | Erm , I er have never known such a question asked in this council chamber where referring to members of parliament er in in er and that is why I did n't feel it necessary |
| 9 | Defensively there will be questions asked in both camps . |
| 10 | I asked in some surprise . |
| 11 | ‘ Going to Slane is funny ? ’ she asked in some bewilderment . |
| 12 | ‘ You believe me ? ’ she asked in some astonishment . |
| 13 | ‘ Travis , do you want us to leave ? ’ his mother asked in some concern . |
| 14 | Fabia asked in some startlement when , after some seconds of sifting through that last ‘ No ’ , that was all she could come up with . |
| 15 | Please ask in all local classes if members could offer anyone a bed for the Friday night , and pass on details to , . |
| 16 | If we ask in this type of case why businesses expanded , there may sometimes by no systematic explanation to be given . |
| 17 | It was almost the language of the papal chancery itself , but it was asked in such a manner that the pope could not concede . |
| 18 | A final question which must be asked in this section is whether Leapor 's view of female friendship is in some sense lesbian . |
| 19 | A question which is often asked in this connection is " At which end do we start , the aesthetic or the linguistic ? " |
| 20 | Often you will be asked in this sort of question to discuss passages you have not seen before . |
| 21 | Ian Paisley was one potential leader of the right wing , but there were others and a key question that has to be asked in any explanation of Paisley 's career is ‘ how did Paisley triumph over other right-wing unionist figures ? ’ |
| 22 | It will be asked in any event to make a detailed assessment of the church 's quality and , where two churches are being considered for redundancy , it is likely to make a strong case that the finer and more historic church should continue in use . |
| 23 | Mr Erlich , no one came to ask in that village for eyewitnesses … ’ |
| 24 | Now I think it 's , I think erm , the best question to ask in these circumstances is who benefits ? |
| 25 | Perhaps the most basic check question to ask in this connection is : Why is this information not relevant ? |
| 26 | Now , what I wish to ask in this book is whether this way of thinking about Britain 's decline is useful and accurate . |
| 27 | Now , what I wish to ask in this book is whether this way of thinking about Britain 's decline is useful and accurate . |
| 28 | Here was a star who could ask in all earnestness , ‘ What was the colour of the bearded villain 's folder that contained the nuclear secrets which Alan threw down the well before running towards the car park with his sister ? ’ secure in the knowledge that he would receive a suitably excited reply from Manchester Grammar 's finest . |
| 29 | As far as those artists go you must ask in each case what proportion of their careers were actually spent here and did their stay in America fundamentally affect their work ? |
| 30 | as if conscious of the damaging effect this group must have on the imagined relationship between the Poet and the Friend , damaging to the Poet and damaging to the reader 's view of both the Friend and the Poet ( ‘ why does he persevere ? ’ readers may ask in some irritation when confronted with such a catalogue of the Friend 's faults ) , Shakespeare sets matters even by writing what seems to be a related group where the Poet describes his own faults ( 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 ; 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 ) . |