Example sentences of "[was/were] ask about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were asking about the yard door , sir ; it was bolted when the local police arrived this morning . ’ |
| 2 | Although all kinds of questions were asked about the means of these operations , the ends were usually accepted as ‘ worthy ’ . |
| 3 | In addition , various questions were asked about the applicability of national legislation to local conditions . |
| 4 | Questions were asked about the way in which Camoran , the children 's home in Kirkwall , was run . |
| 5 | Questions were asked about the preparatory year , the impact of fundholding on clinical practice and practice management , perceptions of the costs and benefits of fundholding , and views about the future of the scheme . |
| 6 | The mothers were asked about the birth weight and gestational age of their children . |
| 7 | In fact we may take it from the wording of Section 2 of the Definition Order that , during the conference questions were asked about the liability of individuals to repatriation , or Section 2 might not have been included at all . |
| 8 | Subject staff were asked about the resources available for national curriculum work . |
| 9 | Women of different ages were asked about the number of children in the ‘ ideal family ’ . |
| 10 | Nero wants you for the circus , he seems to have taken a fancy to you and was asking about the lanolin — say no more ! |
| 11 | ‘ I was asking about the health of your grandfather , someone I care about very much . |
| 12 | The sample was asked about the importance of having an occupational pension additional to the state provision . |
| 13 | W HEN Callaghan returned , tanned but tired , on January 11 from a Caribbean summit he was asked about the state of crisis and his tetchy reply was paraphrased in the tabloid headlines as ‘ Crisis — What Crisis ? ’ |
| 14 | He was asked about the girl 's progress and about her ability ; he was asked for his impressions of the family . |
| 15 | He was asked about the secrecy involved and the necessity for the early morning raids , and he answered that both the Society 's and the Council 's major concern was for the interests and feelings of the children , and that necessitated confidentiality . |
| 16 | The charge came after the peer was asked about the £4,700 of taxpayers ' money put towards Mr Lamont 's legal bill to evict a sex therapist from his flat . |
| 17 | In the interview , the Prime Minister was asked about the line that stressed the importance of the service sector over manufacturing . |
| 18 | Remember Jesus was asked about the legality of divorce . |
| 19 | When Ian Byatt was asked about the ferocious profits made by the water companies , the former Treasury mandarin ( salary around £70,000 a year ) observed that too much profit-bashing would kill incentive to improve efficiency . |
| 20 | One 11 year old who was asked about the shape of the Earth replied that he knew he was supposed to say that it was shaped like a sphere , but that he thought people only say that so that it would fit easily on a globe : |
| 21 | On 1 July 1975 in the Standing Committee on the Bill ( Standing Committee H ) , the Financial Secretary was asked about the impact of the clause on railwaymen . |
| 22 | A final question was asked about the barriers that had prevented companies exporting to Japan or that had inhibited them from improving performance . |
| 23 | At the previous Question Time I was asked about the lavatories at Stratford station . |
| 24 | The Secretary of State advanced that argument this morning when he was asked about the increase in the size of the Trident arsenal . |
| 25 | And all she could do , ’ Harriet , she says silently , what a betrayer you make me , immediately , ‘ all she could do was ask about the Royals , was Diana as beautiful as in Newsweek . ’ |