Example sentences of "ask [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah , but who , she asked herself with sudden foreboding , is going to cure you of Penry Meredith Vaughan ? |
| 2 | These people have spiritual needs as real as ours are , so we need to ask ourselves in this parish what are we doing to help them ? |
| 3 | Operational matters are for the Governor , but I think it is important to bear in mind that although we know that violence was used in the early stages we have no evidence that anyone now still in the prison is in danger and you 've got to ask yourself in those circumstances whether you should risk injury or even death in storming the prison when as far as we know nobody remaining inside is now in danger . |
| 4 | The hon. and learned Gentleman , who is an authority on this subject and a distinguished member of the Select Committee on Employment , must ask himself in all seriousness about the consequences for the supply of job opportunities of Labour 's policies on the minimum wage and increased social charges . |
| 5 | Thus the pilots who are flying several different types of glider , or a glider which is unfamiliar to them , must ask themselves before each flight , ‘ Do I need the stick forward to lift the tail , or back a little to lift the nose ? ’ |