Example sentences of "do ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did ask him , however , and they came in hundreds for the purpose . |
| 2 | You did say you were n't going to dance , and she did ask me . |
| 3 | ‘ I did ask to sit next to you , ’ Erica remarked , as if reading my thoughts as I sat down , ‘ once I knew you 'd be here . ’ |
| 4 | If he did ask her she would become costive . |
| 5 | If she did ask it would encourage another bout of confidences and result in another round of their sparring . |
| 6 | Then I did ask myself if we would see this place again ; and when Jaffa started to disappear to our starboard , I remember I said to myself : ‘ If this ship could turn round now , I would return to Jaffa . ’ |
| 7 | But he never did ask any man for directions ; he walked and he walked . |
| 8 | Of course being nervous he often drank a little too much , so that when he finally looked up at the end of the night it would be with something like desperation , a fear that no one was going to ask him to leave with them ; but the way he looked at you also meant that you knew he would never say no , if you did ask . |
| 9 | When someone finally did ask , How are you two ? |
| 10 | Even so , he did ask , ‘ Would n't it be nice to have a Rolls Royce — have you noticed , nobody here has one ? ’ |
| 11 | Course I did ask once when I went to the family plannin for a smear . |
| 12 | ‘ We did ask him first , ’ Nell said . |
| 13 | ‘ Bill Baudelaire did ask about you . |
| 14 | Well , I did ask him for tangerines . |
| 15 | Assistant manager Eddie Stein , who had taken temporary control , said : ‘ The chairman did ask me how I felt about Barry possibly coming back earlier this week and I told him I 'd welcome him with open arms . |
| 16 | ‘ But you did ask , my lady , ’ Joan said quietly , wonderingly , to the empty room . |
| 17 | ‘ You did ask . ’ |
| 18 | He did ask his sister for money . |
| 19 | Though rather demoralized by his conversation with Dorothy , he did ask Isobel . |
| 20 | ‘ He did ask me to the school prom but I turned him down . |
| 21 | ‘ We did ask for extra help for first-time buyers through the tax relief system and we are disappointed that this has not been given . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh Lord — I did ask you . |
| 23 | ‘ We did ask you nicely , ’ he said , with what can only be described as the faintest of smirks . |
| 24 | The Jones did ask what they were to do about the other problems . |
| 25 | He DID ask not to be selected for future B team games after being pulled off in last April 's second-string clash with the CIS . |
| 26 | I did ask what about sheets , a pillowcase . |
| 27 | ‘ Someone did ask us for some nude photos as well , ’ frowns Sam , desperately , ‘ But I reckon that was just people trying it on more than anything else . ’ |
| 28 | I rarely spoke , and when I did ask questions I did not question the answers . |
| 29 | We did ask Dorothy to do it after I did it for four years , but she was n't keen and I had to go on . |
| 30 | You 've had a lot to contend with and the marquis did ask to hear your tale . |