Example sentences of "to ask [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | they did obviously have to ask him a lot more questions |
| 32 | I had to ask him the way to the police station . |
| 33 | She did not like to ask him the nature of his work , thinking that if he were something incommunicable , the effort of inventing a lie might crack him up completely . |
| 34 | There seemed to be a veritable army of helpers needed to open up the big downstairs rooms , and wherever she went there seemed yet another one poised to ask her a question she was unable to answer . |
| 35 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |