Example sentences of "[adv] ask [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the club suddenly asked him to strongly consider taking the Blackburn offer then even if he did n't he probably would never have felt the same again about playing for Leeds , ( ie , doubting about management 's loyalty to him , etc . ) |
| 2 | Rickie suddenly asked me in what purported to be a tone of serious enquiry . |
| 3 | Just as Debbie was about to wind up the window , he suddenly asked her for a lift , saying he only lived 5 minutes down the road and could she drop him on her way ? |
| 4 | One of them rounded on him , grabbed him by the arm , but only asked him for his name and address . ’ |
| 5 | You have to get him wound down a bit , you have to do it , you know of a about half an hour or so ask him for the proper name ! |
| 6 | Most manufacturers will offer training , so ask them about it — it is definitely worth the money and if you think training is expensive , ignorance is extortionate ! |
| 7 | He thinks it 's because of the sausages that people do n't like him enough to ask him to tea ; but it is n't really . |
| 8 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
| 9 | We a we already asked him about that actually . |
| 10 | ‘ Charles was just asking me about Marius . ’ |
| 11 | This is just asking us for permission for them to apply for planning permission . |
| 12 | Okay love it 's Yeah what he no , wha what the trouble is we got erm one o one our chap 's retired and erm I 'm gon na go there for the , just ask him for it , just to say , you know have a , have a quick dri , now if you 're popping over to . |
| 13 | You just ask him for one ! |
| 14 | Ah just ask , just ask him for a drop of |
| 15 | There was little time to reflect on the implications as Prince Charles had already asked her to Balmoral for the weekend of the Braemar Games early in September . |
| 16 | We 've already asked you to be a witness . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The police have already asked us about this . |
| 18 | Especially since you 'd just asked me about investing in your business … ’ |
| 19 | I 've just asked him about the collaborative review the focus is apparently on national curriculum so that means maths , English and , but they want to look ge more general issues and because they 're in on a Wens Tuesday and a Wednesday he said that they would go in a look at , three of them would go in a look at taught tutorial lessons they will want to talk to me about the tutorial programme I would hope that that would involve somebody else cos I 've got the bit of the fence that I sit on and ask one or two of you to give your opinion if , if you 're available . |
| 20 | Blanche had just asked him for permission to approach the secret services formally and inspect their files on Graham Mills . |
| 21 | Well yeah , and yes they 've just asked them for forty grand more have n't they ? |
| 22 | Well I 'll just ask her for your videos first |
| 23 | Of course he should , you ought to just ask him for say a hundred , you know to buy a couple of packs of nappies and some cream and changing mat , a changing bag , you 'll want all that wo n't you ? |
| 24 | Ca n't you just ask me about it ? |
| 25 | Can I just ask you to be slightly more specific on your first answer . |
| 26 | If I can just ask you about er your family |
| 27 | Er if I can just ask you about your wife |
| 28 | Barbara once asked her over the phone . |
| 29 | In one of her braver moods , Pat once asked him about homosexuals . |
| 30 | I notice you never once asked me about Ernest . ’ |