Example sentences of "[adv] ask a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 2 | George was civil servant enough not to ask a simple question if a fancy one would do . |
| 3 | You , you did promise me Mr Chairman , that I could just ask a quick question . |
| 4 | ( I once asked a gifted student to bring me a setting of the Kyrie . |
| 5 | The Solid Fuel Advisory Service advises that whilst uncapping and unblocking both ends may be simple d-i-y jobs , most people would be better off asking a qualified sweep to have a look at the flue before any work is started — especially as it is good sense to have the chimney thoroughly swept before any work starts to remove soot or old bird 's nests . |
| 6 | Other factors identified by Jahoda and Warr as important for health may , however , be provided by workfare : these include a time structure to the day , social contacts outside the family , a sense of doing things with others , regularity , and ‘ traction ’ ( the quality that leads to the maxim ‘ If you want something done quickly ask a busy person ’ ) . |
| 7 | The respondents were also asked a supplementary question designed to elicit their rationalisations for their decisions . |
| 8 | The clear consensus of the meeting was that while some visitors might be able work with us on advocacy , we were increasingly asking a growing range of contributions from such visitors . |
| 9 | Ludens was by now , in an ordinary sense , more used to being with Marcus , less afraid of ‘ saying the wrong thing ’ , and had resolved today to ask a crude question which had been troubling him for some time . |
| 10 | He could n't even ask a reasonable question without making it sound like an insult ! |
| 11 | I suggested that he wait until he felt ready , and then try actually asking a simple question of someone he felt would be approachable , and finally to telephone me once he had achieved it . |
| 12 | ‘ Yer need money ter ask a young lady out . |