Example sentences of "ask [Wh adv] do [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are asked why do you want to become an MP , say this : ‘ A mixture of ambition and service ; ambition is , of course , the engine of the public good . |
| 2 | So , it 's quite clear that the electric car is a technical technically feasible form of car , however if you ask why do you want an electric car there would could be different reasons . |
| 3 | So , erm , highlight what you want to copy , which is that , and then ask where do you want to copy to . |
| 4 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 5 | She was about to ask How do you know ? and then remembered his tours in Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | He could ask why do I need it . |