Example sentences of "asked [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the present seating at QP will only accommodate 366 people , those arriving early are asked to sit on the platform to leave the main body of the hall for WHAM . |
| 2 | Delegates attending the session in Torquay were asked to sit on the right-hand side of the room if they were in favour of the motion and on the left if they were against it . |
| 3 | Since Keith was a Board members of the committee , another Board member would be asked to sit on the committee . |
| 4 | At another house , the officer was asked to wait on the doorstep ‘ while the dog was put into the back garden ’ . |
| 5 | The county surveyor , no less , was asked to report on the practicability of covering the verandah at the infirmary , and was also requested ‘ to have the bagatelle board put in order ’ . |
| 6 | In 1842 he was asked to report on the practicality of restoring the Brymbo ironworks in Denbighshire , which belonged to John Wilkinson [ q.v. ] but had been allowed to become derelict . |
| 7 | The Joint Working Group on Youth Work in Lothian has been asked to report on the scope for including road safety in the range of issues addressed by youth organisations in their work with young people . |
| 8 | The South African Law Commission would be asked to report on the protection of the rights of citizens , " as well as all collective units , associations , minorities and nations " , in a future constitution , by examining a variety of constitutional models ; this investigation would be used in support of negotiations on a new constitution [ see below ; see also p. 36915 for recommendations of Law Commission working paper of March 1989 ] . |
| 9 | ‘ After that , totally by chance , I was asked to go on the road with Mike and the Mechanics and it fitted around the 1989 work I was doing with the Floyd . |
| 10 | I was asked to concentrate on the motion and the Bill and that is what I intend to do . |
| 11 | Asked to comment on the publication potential of my Ph.D . |
| 12 | When asked to comment on the surveys , he noted , with a grin : ‘ They were wrong . |
| 13 | Any Commander-in-Chief in a theatre where raiding forces would be involved was asked to comment on the outline plan , which was then put to the Chiefs of Staff . |
| 14 | The assistants were asked what help and training they needed in order to carry out their duties more effectively , and both head and class teacher were asked to comment on the same issues independently . |
| 15 | During the interviews , the sample were asked to comment on the treatment they received from GPs and also what they considered personally as the best method to ‘ come off ’ . |
| 16 | Sixth-formers were asked to comment on the Prospectus in terms of its content , layout , readability , positive aspects and drawbacks . |
| 17 | A year earlier , when the discovery dispute was at its height , he had been asked to comment on the documents he had seen so far . |
| 18 | Asked to comment on the Independent 's report that Libyan terrorists had put the bomb aboard Flight 103 by means of an unaccompanied bag sent from Malta , Aviv himself thought it was yet another attempt to distract attention from the truth . |
| 19 | Professional personnel specialists from the industry have been asked to comment on the questionnaire to ensure the survey is asking the right questions . |
| 20 | Asked to comment on the German government 's targets , Knauss said that they were no doubt based on a " very thorough " study , adding that " we have not done that level of study " . |
| 21 | The teacher will be asked to comment on the usefulness of feedback . |
| 22 | IN March this year , the Court of Appeal judges were asked to rule on the case of former public schoolboy Ryan Gormley . |
| 23 | Conn which until recently was the only British case in which a superior court had been asked to rule on the validity of tax assessments in the light of the purpose to which some of the tax-revenue was to be applied . |
| 24 | Students will be asked to reflect on the investigations and to identify the learning gained in relation to personal and social development . |
| 25 | It means that at some point in a viewing activity the learner can be asked to focus on the visual channel only . |
| 26 | This is not the first time that this issue has reached the public domain , or will it be the last time that the House is asked to focus on the rights and duties of citizens in circumstances — from time to time inevitable circumstances — when the interests of one individual or one set of individuals necessarily impinge on and potentially damage the interests of others . |
| 27 | I knew that one day I might be asked to walk on the edge of knives like the little mermaid , and was afraid that I might not be able to bear the pain . |
| 28 | She found that establishing her own goals based on her needs made studying that much easier and gave a purpose to the activities and assignments she was asked to do on the course . |
| 29 | His vassals were asked to swear on the Gospels what these rights and obligations ( deveriis ) were , and the thrust of the inquiry appears to have been towards municipal and communal liberties . |
| 30 | Members will be asked to vote on the following actions which are designed to achieve a reversal of the decision made at F&S on 5 March 1991 not to implement the Shop 's proposal for a reduction in pay differentials . |