Example sentences of "ask him [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 But if you ask him to spare a couple of hours to help out at a St John Ambulance fund-raising activity or a garden fête for the church roof repair fund , he might find that a worthwhile thing to do .
2 Do not give your camera to a passing stranger and ask him to take a picture of you , so many times it has happened that the stranger has then run off with it .
3 ‘ I 'd better find a builder , then , and ask him to take a look . ’
4 Often I ask him to remember a birthday , an outing or a holiday , and we start to build the image from there .
5 Will the Queen summon the leader of the largest single party to the Palace and ask him to form a government ?
6 We ask him to draw a train standing before a signal .
7 That it seems pointless not to remain friends after so long , and ask him to have a meal with you .
8 Always ask him to have a go first , so that children come to you with a word already written .
9 I ask him to bring a packet of wholemeal digestives .
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