Example sentences of "ask [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’ |
| 2 | He struggled on and , with less than 50 per cent of his sight restored , took this year 's annual meeting of the NCC without betraying his difficulties except when he said when taking questions : ‘ I will ask my deputy to point you out for obvious reasons . ’ |
| 3 | We may be very liberated and all that but — ‘ Oh — I must ask my husband ’ ’ She put on a high-pitched imbecile voice like a detergent or wash-up liquid ad . |
| 4 | He felt it would be a good idea to show her what she was missing by taking that ‘ I 'll ask my parents ’ line . |
| 5 | I was , however , able to reassure her on this point , as I could see no prospects of my ever getting close enough to any American for him to even ask my name , never mind ask me to marry him — and in the 1940 's you did have to wait to be asked . |
| 6 | ‘ But I can ask my friend if he has left by any internal flight . ’ |
| 7 | In fact , rather tactlessly , he would ask my advice , try to get me to help him understand her point of view . |
| 8 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 9 | Send me letters here still and I shall ask my new friend Mr ( wall-eyed ) Wood ( prop. ) to sit on them or speed them to another valley by pigeon post . |
| 10 | I could ask my probation officer to try and sort things out , but I know she 'll deny it . |
| 11 | I ca n't ask my wife for any more at the moment . ’ |
| 12 | Well I could I could er I could probably take on that task if you wish , cos it 's easy enough to actually write letters to people , cos I can just ask my secretary to do that . |
| 13 | NK : May I ask my Right Honourable friend what club he intends to use on this hole ? |
| 14 | At home , indoors , I did n't ask my mum . |
| 15 | I shall ask my dressmaker from Bodmin to come out and we will see about some new clothes for you . |
| 16 | She did not ask my name , nor did I offer it . |
| 17 | Then , lamely , she added , ‘ I had better ask my friend to move his car . ’ |
| 18 | In view of the limited time available before the scheduled date for Advance Data Capture for Council Tax purposes I will ask my secretary to set up a meeting to discuss this document and Council Tax structures and staffing levels in a couple of weeks time . |
| 19 | ‘ You must ask my mother . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ If you 're looking for some kind of … counselling , ’ says Riva , ‘ I 'll ask my father if he knows of anyone who … ’ |
| 21 | May I ask my hon. Friend nevertheless to keep in touch with the health authority in Cornwall ? |
| 22 | May I ask my hon. Friend urgently to investigate why his Department declines to release to Basingstoke and Deane borough council land in the village of Bramley that is earmarked for a playing field under our local plan ? |
| 23 | May I ask my right hon. Friend to endorse the hope that the multi-party system that President Moi will formally introduce this week will not be based on the tribal backgrounds of those taking part , as that would be a possible recipe for disaster ? |
| 24 | With regard to the example that the hon. Gentleman has given , if there is any question of the law of the land not being obeyed I shall ask my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Employment to look into it . |
| 25 | Now that it has been shown in Liverpool that there are powers to confiscate offending equipment — as there always have been in Scotland — may I ask my hon. Friend to draw those powers to the attention of local authorities — and , through the Home Office , the police — so that the public may be protected from this menace ? |
| 26 | I must ask my right hon. Friend to wait for an answer to his question about persistent offenders . |
| 27 | As a unionist with very good reason for having the warmest of feelings towards Scotland , may I ask my right hon. Friend to make it absolutely clear to anyone who wishes to establish an institution in Scotland with legislative powers over certain areas of policy that , regrettably , it would be totally unacceptable for any Scottish Member of the House to have any say , vote or control over areas of policy in the rest of the United Kingdom ? |
| 28 | Although I accept the necessity to improve traffic flows and safety on the M25 , may I ask my hon. Friend to take into account environmental considerations such as the need to keep noise down to a minimum ? |
| 29 | However , I will ask my colleagues to consider again the hon. Gentleman 's point to see what substance we can make of it . |
| 30 | That is not my direct responsibility , but I will ask my colleague the Under-Secretary of State to reply to the hon. Gentleman . |