Example sentences of "ask by [det] " in BNC.

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1 Ask by all means , so long as you understand how limited my freedom may be to answer . ’
2 Asked by many , particularly those in the national and local press and media , about the need for an early morning raid to remove the children , she said there was no right time to take children .
3 Some of them had gone into trances , and questions were asked by many worried parents .
4 AS former US Congressman Bruce Morrison today continued his trek round Ireland talking to leading political figures , the question being asked by many is ‘ Bruce who ? ’ .
5 I have been asked by several Society members what it was like to take a ride on the Bishop 's Castle Railway , and the best description that I know of is the account by the late Sir Jasper More in his book , ‘ A TALE OF TWO HOUSES ’ , published by Sir Jasper in 1978 .
6 The questions that Barley poses so obliquely , so engagingly , will increasingly be asked by those on the left who are appalled at third world regimes of exploitation and corruption , abetted by rapacious patron-states in the rich first world .
7 ‘ We were contacted last Friday by a woman who had been asked by this man to make a donation to War on Want .
8 Alison Binks , financial adviser , puts this down to the suspension of stamp duty and realistic selling prices now being asked by most vendors .
9 Gary Klesch , the American financier , has been asked by some bondholders to act on their behalf in the refinancing negotiations .
10 He had started the Venturers ' Society in 1945 , when he was asked by some boys to take them on a visit down a coal mine , and on Mr. Horn 's retirement in 1959 had taken over the Railway Society too .
11 The inflated fee being asked by some clubs for players of ordinary ability is ridiculous . ’
12 We were asked by some teachers for a ‘ follow-up session to be included in a Q.T. Day .
13 We were asked by some teachers for a ‘ follow-up session to be included in a Q.T. Day .
14 And throughout the journey , the question asked by that woman in the beginning anchored the emphasis of this book , it shook a fist at the ghosts over my shoulder ( because like most people I give to others the power to intimidate and censor from afar ) and it forced me to make the chronicle accountable to its subjects .
15 The question most often asked by those who have heard an explanation of the mechanics of how parliamentary scrutiny works is what influence does it have on the final result — the directive or regulation which becomes Community law .
16 It also answers many of the questions most commonly asked by those people who are considering investing in a PEP . .
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