Example sentences of "to ask about [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They came hurrying forward with obsequious smiles as Wilcox stopped to ask about a bin of components with ‘ WASTE ’ chalked on the side , or squatted beside a broken-down machine to discuss the cause with an oily-pawed mechanic . |
| 2 | I rang Transend to ask about a registered copy , but they informed me that they did n't register that game , but that I should just write out cheque for the amount a cross out the £ and pout $ . |
| 3 | Of course , this involves a departure from the general subjective principle of criminal liability , since it involves imposing a duty on the defendant to ask about the victim 's consent before continuing with his conduct . |
| 4 | Mungo wanted to ask about the dead girl , but rather than risk another deep frost , he said : |
| 5 | The business of the historian is not to love or to hate Mary Stuart , to judge her as a saint or a criminal , but to ask about the success or failure of her rule . |
| 6 | Be sure to ask about the modalities of the symptoms — these are the factors which make it better ( > ) or worse ( < ) . |
| 7 | Checklist of questions to ask about the company so that you are well informed before the interview |
| 8 | Then had come the only question Bess Halidon was ever to ask about the incident . |
| 9 | Peter wanted to ask about the contents of the will but that seemed in slightly bad taste . |
| 10 | It can also be enlightening to ask about the circumstances of the original referral . |
| 11 | Do n't forget to ask about the discounts that are available to visitors . |
| 12 | The sociologist as a ‘ citizen ’ has to ask about the uses to which his or her work is to be put ( see , for example , the discussion of Project Camelot in Chapter 13 ) . |
| 13 | Another way of getting at the question of disciplinary spaces is to ask about the boundaries of the discipline . |
| 14 | Burun did not bother to ask about the fate of the raiders . |
| 15 | He felt it was time to ask about the stains on the clothes that Jim Lancaster had taken to the dry cleaner 's . |
| 16 | Charles was about to ask about the subterfuge of the full petrol tank , but decided that Detective-Sergeant McWhirter might not be in possession of all the relevant facts for that deduction . |
| 17 | ‘ I did want to ask about the photographs for the item on Herbal Remedies , ’ one of the part-time editors said . |
| 18 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 19 | A professor in the University of Pennsylvania had written to ask about the distribution of the Upupidae Hoopoe in Britain . |
| 20 | Already at least three soldiers in her home corps had approached her father to ask about the possibility of marriage . |
| 21 | From this point of view the relevant question to ask about the shift of the aggregate demand curve in figure 4.4 from AD to AD 1 is : Was it predictable on the basis of the available information relating to the process determining aggregate demand ? |
| 22 | ‘ Meaning — do you slap her down if she dares to ask about the other women in your life ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Am I allowed to ask about the pills ? ’ |
| 24 | While it is a sociological question to ask about the way this came about , the image itself played an important role , one which is given an excellent analysis here . |
| 25 | I have be very interested to hear about the recent developments and most impressed at what 's taken place , but er , I would like to ask about the international work , which I understand has been reduced . |
| 26 | I was meaning to ask about the would you you would n't have any idea the number of people who would have been in your your early days here ? |
| 27 | Now if you 've planted a seed or if you have n't planted a seed then are we in a strong enough position there to ask about the people we dis we discussed on completion of the er first appointment ? |
| 28 | So anyway yesterday afternoon I was checking through it when the phone went again to ask about the washing machine and I was looking through the paper to see whether , and they 'd put it in this week ! |
| 29 | to ask about the |
| 30 | Item , erm sorry , page nine , on the Food Safety Act , we did write , the Chief did write , to Andrew Smith , to ask about the position on the Food Safety Act , as far as monies go , and I will read you the response , it was a question in parliament . |