Example sentences of "should ask [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A British voter aggrieved by being denied choice among candidates on party lists should ask himself just how much choice among candidates of the same party he is allowed under our present system and how much he would be allowed under the STV . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it is , I think , salutary that the judge who is called upon to construe statutory language should ask himself whether the meaning that is urged upon him is one which can fairly be drawn by a person of reasonable intelligence ordinarily conversant with the English language . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman should ask himself why he is so keen to see people who are entitled to vote not able to do so . |
| 4 | However , he should ask himself why it is that , when people are given access and are judged eligible for the benefits , the administration is so inadequate that paying out the genuine benefits breaks the system . |
| 5 | They should ask themselves what he can actually deliver . |
| 6 | In a week when the Spectator could editorialise that economic aid to Africa is ‘ counterproductive and profoundly wicked ’ ( my — incredulous — emphasis ) , they should ask themselves whose side they are really on . |
| 7 | Professionals who try to coerce parents into acting on advice they have rejected should ask themselves what they hope to achieve . |
| 8 | Instrumentalists should ask themselves the following : in the absence of law who controls the family ? |
| 9 | One US company says employees should ask themselves : Would you do or say this in front of your spouse , parents or a colleague of the same sex ? |
| 10 | You should ask yourself whether you make the best of what you have , however little . |
| 11 | Here are some questions you should ask yourself . |
| 12 | If you want to field an Empire army , I believe the first question you should ask yourself is what sort of player you are . |
| 13 | I 'm not dismissing your desire for a baby but you should ask yourself why there 's such a gap in your life . |
| 14 | ‘ I think you should ask yourself why you wrote it , Lizzy , and why you did those things ? |
| 15 | There are some questions you should ask yourself . |
| 16 | To get some idea of the best system for your particular way of life you should ask yourself the sort of questions a heating contractor would ask : |
| 17 | Whilst this court should always be quick to identify and condemn any departure from the proper procedures , the interests of the victim and of maintaining the authority of the courts require that in deciding what use to make of its powers under section 13(3) of the Act of 1960 , this court should ask itself whether , notwithstanding such a departure , the contemnor has suffered any injustice . |
| 18 | These are the questions a woman should ask herself before she marries : |
| 19 | She should ask herself questions such as : |
| 20 | In general we should ask ourselves whether we are happy with our responses to the following questions : |
| 21 | We are the artists , and if our life is a dark , jagged abstract when we prefer Impressionist pastels which dance with light , we should ask ourselves why we painted it that way . |
| 22 | On the other hand we should ask ourselves what the mainline churches can learn from pentecostals and charismatics about their own communication and about new possibilities of passing on faith . |
| 23 | Throughout we should ask ourselves , does this ( whatever is being said ) apply to her ? |
| 24 | We should ask ourselves , are we a country of opportunists ? |
| 25 | But we should ask ourselves why are we using that and what 's the effect of using other functions in there such as maybe an and or an or where we or the responses out of here or we an them . |
| 26 | Perhaps one should ask oneself : what does that moment of weakness — understandable as it might be — that failure to keep my word , have on my child ? |
| 27 | The rule was that as a member in good standing of another church ( and I was a member of the Presbyterian Church of England ) one might do so on a temporary basis ; but that if one found oneself doing so for any extended length of time , one should ask oneself whether one should not be confirmed . |