Example sentences of "i asked [art] " in BNC.

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1 I wondered why the girl was clothed and Nour naked , but I asked no questions .
2 At the preview I asked no one in knew anything about it .
3 I asked no way could I take two years out again and that was it .
4 I asked a girl of twelve what she thought was the most important thing to stress in my book ?
5 When I asked a Pakistani woman in her forties about this interpretation , she said :
6 CHOOSING my words carefully , I asked a top Mercedes-Benz diesel engineer some time ago which diesel he would drive — assuming that he could n't afford a Mercedes .
7 When I asked a class of five-year-olds what they would like to ‘ turn me into ’ for a story , they said a witch , and added , a very wicked witch .
8 Seeking enlightenment , I asked a recent graduate of the college .
9 I asked a variety of health-related questions within the questionnaire .
10 ‘ Do you know , ’ I asked a market trader as I met the fine working people of Motherwell over the weekend , ‘ that this country 's public sector borrowing requirement expressed as a percentage of Gross National Product is running at a completely unacceptable level ? ’
11 ‘ Then I asked a girl friend to fix me up with someone .
12 I asked a lot of people .
13 How come , therefore , I asked a sage on the Daily Mirror newsdesk , Samantha Fox is worth £5.5 million ?
14 And later on I asked a friend in Los Angeles if he actually knew Johnny Bryan and he said ‘ No , maybe … not quite sure . ’
15 I asked a mystified Robins , who explained with a laugh that it had been Colonel Fawcett 's idea .
16 If I asked a question of him then he 'd answer seriously , but if I floated a question and waited to see which of the students would pick it up I could guarantee that it would never be Holly .
17 On the spur of the moment the other day I asked a seminar group of sixteen PGCE students ( a third of whom were over the age of thirty ) after a three-week preliminary block of school experience , whether they thought that schools were ( a ) fine as they were ; ( b ) in need of some modifications ; ( c ) failing a sizeable proportion of young people ; ( d ) seriously failing all young people .
18 I asked a blond-haired little boy .
19 I asked a lecturer at B why there was no theory course :
20 As Glumdalclitch was ill , I asked a young servant to take me down to the beach for some fresh air .
21 I asked a couple of questions he would n't answer , then he said , ‘ I 'll have to go . ’
22 I asked a passing cop what was going on , but he just double-took on me and snarled , ‘ You would n't believe it . ’
23 ‘ Sam , ’ I asked a bartender .
24 I asked a question , Sir Edmund ? ’
25 Even though I knew what was going through his mind I asked a supplemental , ‘ The software does support Grey Scales does n't it ? ’ .
26 But er when we when that er train I er had I 'd written the postcard for home and I asked a lady if she 'd post it for me .
27 ( Do you know , years ago I asked a wise man who lived in a cave outside Alexandria why this happens ?
28 Er , it 's very difficult , yes you all laughed when I asked a question last year from over there to get a capital P in Pearson because you all laughed it took twenty weeks to get it in The Times , do you remember ?
29 I asked a policeman .
30 I asked a trivia question on rss a long tme ago about the famous Eddie Gray goal against Burnley where he dribbled round eight players and then scored — the question was : Who was the Leeds player lying injured as he did it ?
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