Example sentences of "i ask [pron] " in BNC.

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1 but can I ask something else erm
2 Can I ask something about , as an example the er , the Which work , because it 's repeat surveys rather than continuous surveys and we do n't therefore have enquiry forms each month .
3 Before we do before we do given that it 's just coming up to ten thirty could I ask somebody to propose suspension of standing orders .
4 ‘ May I ask what your interest was , sir ? ’
5 ‘ Can I ask what it concerns ? ’
6 May I ask what is wrong with 15 months or 17 months ?
7 ‘ May I ask what made you change your opinion ? ’
8 May I ask what your own plans are ?
9 ‘ May I ask what they are ? ’
10 Doreen regarded her in silence for several long moments before she said , ‘ May I ask what qualifications you have to do this job ? ’
11 Chairman , can I ask what , what your intentions are with , with the budget , Chairman and there 's great public interest in the budget .
12 May I ask one ?
13 Can I ask which promises ?
14 plus , erm , plus the expenses from us going from Glasgow , I do n't know whether anybody from Edinburgh will have expenses , but erm , what shall , where , where shall I ask her to send this cheque for it , I mean I still , there 's still an account open for it in Glasgow for audio description
15 ‘ Shall I ask her to make an appointment ? ’ she wanted to know .
16 Shall I ask her if she has a friend to bring along for you ? ’
17 Shall I ask her to make another appointment . ’
18 Shall I ask her to get
19 ‘ Shall I ask them to send some coffee in ? ’
20 Shall I ask him to preach a sermon about the Blessington-Dalrymples ? ’
21 Should I ask him to ring you when he comes in ? ’
22 Did I ask him to come back ?
23 ‘ Shall I ask him out to dinner ? ’
24 Shall I ask him to step in ? "
25 Shall I ask him to come up ? ’
26 If , as the Minister says , we recouped so much money on the Gulf war , may I ask him to explain why the Ministry of Defence is being so mean and tight-fisted towards some of those who were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice during that war ?
27 While welcoming my right hon. Friend 's reply , may I ask him to accept that the best training for Royal Navy reservists is with the regular Navy and will he give that priority in the coming operations for the Royal Naval Reserve ?
28 In thanking my right hon. Friend for that answer , may I ask him to have regard to the stresses and strains that already exist in a predominantly Christian European Community and to consider whether they would be increased if we admitted to the Community nations with a predominantly Islamic culture ?
29 While declaring an interest and reluctantly accepting what my right hon. Friend says about flying squadrons , may I ask him to confirm that there is a good future for the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in view of its exceptional record and its cost effectiveness as a reserve force ?
30 Following a meeting this morning at the Department of Energy , may I ask him to arrange for the Secretary of State to make a statement answering the anger in Coventry , not just about the way in which the pit was closed and the loss of jobs , but the belief that the closure took place to mothball 40 million tonnes of medium sulphur content coal so that , were the Conservatives to be re-elected and the pits privatised , Daw Mill could take that coal out in a UDM pit ?
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