Example sentences of "asked [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Had she been asked the same question in different surroundings her amazement might have been tempered with doubt that Nahum Morey was in his right mind , but in this confined space she began to share his conviction that they had been drawn together by their various needs .
2 Masklin had just asked the same question .
3 For example , it has been pointed out that one person can not be asked the same question twice , the second time he is not the same person because he has already been asked the question once .
4 There were a few who would have asked the same question , looking at Joan Rush , senior project officer with the fund , a prime mover in the group which has beavered away at the subject to bring it into the mainstream of policy and practice .
5 The LFS has asked the same question about temporary working only since I 9836 and the latest survey results available are those from 1986 .
6 The figures are different to the perception of those not incontinent who were asked the same question : 71% ( 2564 ) thought that the condition would have a great deal or fair amount of effect on their lifestyle and only 20% ( 692 ) not much or none at all .
7 One of the most rewarding things about being a lawyer in local government [ and a striking contract with private practice ] is that you rarely get asked the same question twice and usually the problems require imaginative legal thinking .
8 Councillor Bellamy had asked the same question , Carolyn recalled .
9 When , each morning of that first anxious week , Colonel de Barescut attended the sickbed at Souilly to report on the events of the previous night , he had been asked the same question : ‘ What 's new on the Left Bank ? ’
10 Other members of her family are also asked the same questions , and if there is the slightest discrepancy it can be used as proof that she is not the person she claims to be .
11 Hence a depressed person may well remember their childhood as considerably less happy than they would have done if asked the same questions before the onset of their current depressive symptoms .
12 She had asked the same thing following the last two births , Hubert 's and Robin 's .
13 But I was asked the same thing after Duncton Wood came out , I said I 'd never do another and I 've written five more .
14 ‘ If you had asked the same plumber three times to fix a leak , and , every time he has been , he has pottered around a bit and he has gone away , telling you he has fixed it and there you are standing in the kitchen up to your waist in water , are you going to call the same plumber to fix it again ? ’ he asked .
15 His father had asked a few questions , and looked grave .
16 Maybe , she thought bitterly , if she had asked a few questions she might have uncovered the truth about him for herself , instead of having the information relayed to her by one of her friends .
17 You will be asked a few questions about your state of health and a drop of blood will be taken from your finger to make sure that you are not anaemic .
18 you were asked a few questions about the contingency fund , was setting up the contingency fund , had it got any connection at all with the Daily Telegraph article ?
19 ‘ However , that depends how the Irish Hockey Union view the situation and I expect to be asked a few questions .
20 Cos I 've asked a few folk
21 A mixture of something old and something new , everybody here at Club has his or her own favourite , and we 've also asked a few personalities to say a few words about their number 1 trip .
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