Example sentences of "she asked [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ Do you take Azor for a long walk every day , Mr Gajdusek ? ’ she asked for innocent openers .
2	Now she asked for white wine in her charged voice .
3	Each night she spoke to a waiter to order a meal ; each morning she asked for boiled rather than scrambled eggs for breakfast .
4	She asked for red wine and when he brought it she raised the glass and tried to think of something original and witty by way of a toast but he forestalled her by saying , ‘ Cheers , ’ and she could think of no other response .
5	‘ You have a way of stopping me ? ’ she asked with cool cynicism , fighting down a wild desire to laugh hysterically .
6	Joan , you say ? ’ she asked with raised eyebrows .
7	‘ Trends of this nature do n't simply happen , do they ? ’ she asked with feigned innocence .
8	‘ You mean your aunt 's jewellery ? ’ she asked with stunned disbelief .
9	‘ What 's the matter ? ’ she asked with swift acidity , as Melissa 's mouth sagged for a fraction of a second because of the unexpected ferocity of her reply .
10	‘ I do n't suppose we 'll come to anything , would you say ? ’ she asked with restrained politeness .
11	‘ If he 's so untrustworthy then how is it that you know him ? ’ she asked with shaky triumph .
12	‘ Is there anything I can do ? ’ she asked with deliberate ambiguity .
13	‘ The garden ? ’ she asked with angry incredulity .
14	‘ Do you know er ? ’ she asked in apparent surprise .
15	‘ Changed ? ’ she asked in pretended alarm .
16	‘ How 's school ? ’ she asked in Ruthenian .
17	What do you take me for ? ’ she asked in mock surprise .
18	‘ No romance ? ’ she asked in mock disappointment .
19	‘ It was you ? ’ she asked in astonished disbelief .
20	‘ Where 's your car ? ’ she asked in sudden alarm , as he lurched to his feet and took a couple of unsteady steps across the kitchen .
21	‘ Is this a theory ? ’ she asked in horrified fascination .
22	‘ You really think I 'd do that ? ’ she asked in hurt surprise .

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