Example sentences of "but he asked [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But he asked them to ‘ see it from a different viewpoint . |
2 | For example , if the soft sell chap fails to wheedle his client into buying , his partner can ring him up and say : " My colleague 's at an important meeting , but he asked me to call you about this stock . |
3 | But he asked me if I 'd send them er er a full report of it after day after they 'd done it . |
4 | ‘ But he asked me to marry him , ’ she said feebly . |
5 | If you want to know what that actually means see Dr but he asked me to read it out . |
6 | ‘ I did n't know who he was , either , but he asked me where he could find you , and I told him I did n't know , and he said ‘ Are you new too ? ’ and then you arrived and … ’ |
7 | But he asked her to run away to Brazil with him ! ’ |
8 | But he asked nothing ; it was not his habit to woo men from their clan allegiance , or try to make dishonest use of a man he wished to employ honestly . |
9 | I could see he was n't pleased at the door , but he asked us up . |