Example sentences of "you may ask " in BNC.

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1 WHAT on earth , you may ask yourselves , was one Aki Ohmachi doing in a tournament which carries the title of the World Matchplay Championship ?
2 You may ask me then : ‘ Why do n't we do just that ? why has there been this passionate search for some other method of preventing the fall in the value of money or controlling the fall in the value of money , if a cause and perhaps the major cause is undisputed , assessable and obvious ? ’
3 What , you may ask , is the meaning of it all ?
4 Full details of the Terms , Conditions and Exclusions will be sent with your invoice or you may ask for a copy of the Master Policy beforehand should you wish to inspect it .
5 And you may ask yourselves , my dear and most innocent readers , whether he spoke there with more gentleness or cunning , since the lady set such store on giving herself of her own free will , and since also the castle with its gardens , though now measurable with pins and fine stitches and thumbnails and thimbles , were lordly and handsome enough for any man to wish to spend his days there .
6 So you may ask whether it 's ever possible to fathom the real wishes of the patient .
7 You may ask about his daily routine when abroad ; he attends matins at church and priestly services either alone or with a small following , and worships so devoutly that he has set an example to all Italians of the honour and reverence that should be paid to bishops and clergy .
8 If you disagree with the contents of the report or consider it misleading you may ask the doctor to amend it ; if he disagrees , you may add your own written comments .
9 If you disagree with the contents of the report or consider it misleading you may ask the doctor to amend it ; if he disagrees you may add your own written comments .
10 Why do the lawyers entertain such absurdities , you may ask ?
11 Right away you may ask why no one has noticed this before .
12 What , you may ask , has brought on this fit of choler on my part ?
13 How , you may ask , can you cease being a pawn ?
14 What , you may ask , have the masons to do with ‘ package tours into inner space ’ , or paganism or the occult for that matter ?
15 Before you order goods , you may ask for one of these .
16 You may ask , how can young boys be so vicious ?
17 You may ask ‘ what made the Gorbals different from other centres of large Jewish populations in the UK ? ’
18 You may ask to be referred to a chiropractor by your GP , or arrange a consultation on your own initiative .
19 For example you may ask , ‘ How do you think you will manage working with a large number of school-leavers in the department ? ’
20 Why , you may ask ?
21 Where would that leave giant fullback Hendrik Truter you may ask ?
22 ‘ What about if it was ten years ago ? ’ you may ask .
23 You may ask — but why did n't you say ?
24 If you are running a group training workshop you may ask your trainees to read the passage in Handout 1 and augment the information by asking you any questions they like .
25 You may ask to speak to a gay man if you prefer .
26 Where , you may ask , were the Barbarians ?
27 In any event , you may ask for a specimen copy of the cover note before booking should you wish to examine this in advance .
28 You may ask ‘ but surely the minutes will tell us what went on ? ’ , and up to a point they do — in the formal sense .
29 You may ask whether there has to be these two levels at meetings .
30 " You may ask me why " Cunts off the Chairs " ?
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