Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] ask the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I rarely comment on Irish affairs , not because of lack of interest but because the Irish communities would reject any opinion or suggestion if they considered it a ’ Brit ’ suggestion or opinion , but , in this instance , the circumstances are so hideously distressing that I feel compelled to comment and to ask the Minister whether he thinks it a heavy irony that last Friday 's incident followed successive discoveries of large caches of arms and whether perhaps it was a desperate attempt by the IRA to reassert some degree of authority . |
| 2 | He asked Mr Major to intervene and ask the company to go to the Advisory , Conciliation and Arbitration Service to settle the dispute . |
| 3 | He asked Mr Major to intervene and ask the company to go to the Advisory , Conciliation and Arbitration Service . |
| 4 | She decides to experiment and asks the computer to compare photographs of thousands of hands , with surprising — and frightening — results . |
| 5 | Only in a small number , with conditions and parameters like our own universe , will it be possible for intelligent life to develop and to ask the question , ‘ Why is the universe as we observe it ? ’ |
| 6 | A problem arises here : the company policies and procedures need to be based on some knowledge of employees ' willingness to move but asking the employees whether they are willing to relocate will not provide constructive answers unless those concerned can have answers to their questions based on hard facts — which are usually given in written policy statements . |
| 7 | The rustling of packaging caused him to sigh and ask the computer to turn up the sound . |