Example sentences of "to ask [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not expected me to ask about his 1936 visit to Nazi Germany . |
| 2 | Months later he rang to ask about his case . |
| 3 | All his life he had been afraid to ask about his back , and his terrible fear had made him ill . |
| 4 | Corbett was going to ask about his lost glove but decided not to . |
| 5 | And when Downes finally spoke , it was to ask about his wife . |
| 6 | Her marriage was on the rocks , she had had a breakdown , her social life was in ruins and yet when she came to ask for his help she was wearing a sweatshirt which had the slogan on it , ‘ Christ is the answer ’ . |
| 7 | At this juncture he received a visit from the leaders of the Christian forces in the Holy Land , who came to ask for his support against Philip of France . |
| 8 | Sometimes the decision is taken out of the woman 's hands anyway , as when the family home is sold because children have finished their education and an ex-husband is within his legal rights to ask for his share . |
| 9 | BEVERLY Hills 90210 star Luke Perry had to throw a girl out of the men 's room at a Hollywood pizzeria after she followed him to ask for his autograph . |
| 10 | And if the stranger had come to ask for his two pounds back , my sister would gladly have given it to him . |
| 11 | The milkman only ever knocks on the door to ask for his money when he 's two hours earlier than usual and he 's in a chirpy , joking and whistling mood — while you 've got an awful hangover and no loose change . |
| 12 | My expectations when I approached David Robinson of Sobstad Sailmakers two years ago to ask for his suggestions for a new No1 genoa , was that any more modern cut of sail , such as a tri-radial , would be considerably more expensive . |
| 13 | Whether or not her warning was genuine , she had come boldly to his room to ask for his escort to Winchester . |
| 14 | Will he pass on the thanks of those of us who went to see the Prime Minister two weeks ago to ask for his help in the matter ? |
| 15 | As the rally closed , the woman went up to Lafontaine to offer him a bouquet of flowers and to ask for his autograph . |
| 16 | It seemed that each member of the group had a question to ask concerning his or her own life , and the whole thing turned out to be a kind of Agony Aunt column — you took along your problem and were advised what you should do , and you did it . |