Example sentences of "[noun] asked if i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A nice government official helping to run the camp asked if I would mind staying until all the old and sick and pregnant women were flown out , and of course we were only too pleased to stay . |
| 2 | David asked if I could jive and at this particular time I always dressed as a man , which was probably another reason Calvin and I got along very well because Calvin wore velvet suits and I wore velvet suits — so that was one area we got on very well . |
| 3 | Some months ago a gang of local youngsters asked if I could help them in this direction . |
| 4 | Then the lady in charge asked if I could alter garments that were too long or too short and , mug that I am , I agreed . |
| 5 | The telephone rang , and a voice asked if I would help the local Brownie Pack with a ‘ Challenge ’ using my knowledge of Medau Rhythmic Movement under the overall heading of Keep Fit . |
| 6 | Haines asked if I would ring up Max Aitken — whom he knew to be a very good friend — to ask him to dissuade his editor from publishing the story , which had until then been kept as a dark secret . |