Example sentences of "ask her " in BNC.

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1 She handed him the tube , being fairly and correctly sure he would not ask her outright to rub it in for him .
2 Now it was lunch time and she rushed out before anyone could ask her to join them .
3 The next time Eleanor rang him he would ask her to tea .
4 There were no other chairs in the office so he could n't ask her to sit down .
5 He would never ask her why she was pulling faces , in case it encouraged her to pull worse ones .
6 When I want a change of scenery I 'll ask her if she wants any help .
7 He could not ask her to define it further , that would be asking for flattery .
8 No longer did he ask her for cuttings of her pubic hair !
9 If he did ask her she would become costive .
10 Then if I think she 's trustworthy , I 'll ask her to help me . ’
11 And she 'd been blind positive he 'd ask her out .
12 Whenever he saw her he would ask her to explain the Bible to him , and in the drawing he made of her , he wrote the Hebrew version of her name , Chana , daughter of Rafael , in Hebrew characters across the top of the head .
13 But did you ask her about her life before she came to London ? ’
14 Why on earth would someone ask her that ?
15 Nutty insisted on coming ; Hoomey did n't ask her .
16 ‘ Well you had better ask her when she comes in , had n't you ? ’
17 ‘ Well , you 'd better ask her , Ma , had n't you ?
18 Do n't ask her , ask me .
19 I did n't ask her if she did , with anyone .
20 Susan broke off and leaned back , looking so tired that Breeze could not ask her any of the things she naturally wanted to know , about their father 's last weeks of life .
21 ‘ This is awful , ’ said Breeze soberly , and reached at once for her pen and writing-pad. ‘ we must ask her , of course , but it wo n't be easy , having her here .
22 ‘ Yes , of course , we must ask her , ’ she said , ‘ but will she fit in ?
23 He 'd never ask her out again now , Sally thought gloomily .
24 In fact , when Carl or Etty would ask her to take things easy … to try and relax … to take more rest , her answer invariably would be : ‘ Keender ( children ) I 'll have plenty of rest when I 'm dead .
25 I laughed , and she 'd gone off the line before I could ask her about her health .
26 If he had a good fairy on hand he would ask her to wave her wand and change British spending habits .
27 I can not ask her to suffer further for what may never be .
28 It was surprising , she thought , that Mrs Johnson did n't ask her what she was doing in Barnswick .
29 The school receded into the distance as the pupils skimmed above the treetops , and Mildred was grateful that no talking was allowed in flight , so nobody could ask her any awkward questions .
30 ‘ Mama 's neither a celibate priest nor a spinster — I shall ask her about it . ’
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