Example sentences of "[noun] ask you [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's got a nerve asking you to , well letting you do this . |
| 2 | You should keep all your P11 forms and pay records for at least 3 years after the end of the tax year to which they relate , or longer if the Inland Revenue asks you to . |
| 3 | These were both common complaints : that other girls or boys did not have the nerve to ask you to your face if you were pregnant or not , and that " you find out who your real friends are " . |
| 4 | O 's whole way of making love was strange ; he worked on your body until you could n't stand it , but it was impersonal somehow , as if he was digging inside you to find someone else , something else , something he 'd lost or wanted but could n't find words to ask you for . |
| 5 | If , for example , your boss asked you for ideas but each time you produced one he totally disagreed with it and rejected it out of hand then , assuming you found this unpleasant , your behaviour of putting forward ideas has been punished . |
| 6 | Suppose your boss asks you for suggestions about how a particular problem could be solved and you immediately respond with some ideas . |
| 7 | ‘ Did n't David Swan ask you about that ? ’ |
| 8 | Cheltenham on Gold Cup day glitters … the best in the land are there to race for the richest prize … we 've three questions to ask you in our competition … first is about jockeys … |
| 9 | So did this woman ask you about why you 've had so many Fridays off ? |
| 10 | Do you mean to tell me that the girls ask you for such stuff as you have been reading ? |
| 11 | He remembered that at his formal entry ( matriculation ) the praelector of the college gave all the new undergraduates advice on their deportment : ‘ If a Fellow asks you to lunch , leave at 2.15 p.m. ; unless the general conversation is particularly interesting when you may leave at 2.25 p.m . ’ |
| 12 | Congress , the Central Executive asks you to , the Central Executive accepts motion one six six with a qualification . |
| 13 | ‘ If these guys ask you for anything , just give it to them . |
| 14 | If the Hapsburgs occupied Paris and a couple of Austrian soldiers asked you for information about a Frenchman , would you tell them ? ’ |