Example sentences of "we [adv] ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Had n't we better ask ? " |
| 2 | Could we just ask |
| 3 | Er , could we just ask er , a couple of questions , Mr Chairman . |
| 4 | Should we not ask ourselves whether the adulteress had a bad family upbringing , lacking in love , that she reacts in this way ? |
| 5 | I do n't know if we ought to put a timetable on that , on what 's going on , on this erm , eco-management erm , business , but also , I was wondering , could we not ask for a report to the March or April meeting of this committee , on what actions we could take to make progress on the recommendations of the district auditor in paragraph forty-four . |
| 6 | Should we not ask whether it is right for people with high salaries to give up some of their income to give to pensioners the means to live with dignity ? |
| 7 | Well , when did we ever ask you , the labour and liberal vice , to come down to Westminster with us , Mr Chairman . |
| 8 | Beyond the obvious success ( relative ) of much recent Italian fiction , from Calvino to Tabucchi , from Eco to De Carlo , there surfaces from time to time the obstinate question , What can we now ask of literature , fiction in particular ? |
| 9 | May we now ask you to take on a more promotional and persuasive role ? |