Example sentences of "asked [prep] that " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm not sure whether the lady asked about that . ’ |
2 | Cos I asked about that before I travelled down because I was worried in , you know , in case of breaking down . |
3 | Commitment to a performance target is not assured because a boss asked for that commitment . |
4 | ‘ He asked for that , Katie . |
5 | I asked for that did n't I ? |
6 | ‘ You asked for that , ’ he told her . |
7 | I asked for that to be done at the earliest opportunity , the following morning at 9 o'clock . |
8 | He asked for that camera for his birthday this year . ’ |
9 | cos the fire officer asked for that . |
10 | You know communications is a very big area there 's a lot to be talked about erm certainly rapport and leading and things like that you asked for that we could 've done a lot more with , the type of language people use we could do a lot more with but when we 've got a limited time we 're gon na have to take a limited snapshot and I hope that what we 've done so far today you found useful and I hope when we put it into practice tomorrow maybe you can understand a little bit more of some of things that we 've been talking about today . |
11 | yes that was at quarter past eight Saturday morning and at ten to eight my aunty came at night and went fucking mad she said I want a dressing and I want it now , twelve hours ago I asked for that dressing and were n't done then came |
12 | But er at any rate , we managed and he never asked after that . |
13 | ‘ You 're English ? ’ the KGL Captain asked in that language . |
14 | Staring at her , as though trying to make up his mind , he asked in that same flat , hard tone , ‘ Not blackmail ? ’ |
15 | I asked on that occasion for considerably more information . |
16 | And throughout the journey , the question asked by that woman in the beginning anchored the emphasis of this book , it shook a fist at the ghosts over my shoulder ( because like most people I give to others the power to intimidate and censor from afar ) and it forced me to make the chronicle accountable to its subjects . |