Example sentences of "ask me [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought he should acquire a sober ‘ Anthony Eden ’ black Homburg hat and asked me where to buy one . |
| 2 | So I did n't know anything about it you know , till somebody asked me Well asked me really , Mr 's going away is n't he ? |
| 3 | Victoria said , ‘ And why he asked me not to call him uncle in front of you because it made him sound old ! ’ |
| 4 | He asked me not to misquote him . |
| 5 | The thing that 's teasing my mind is that I 'm fairly sure he asked me not to tell anyone he 'd been there . ’ |
| 6 | Well , to tell you the truth , your boys asked me when had I last seen my father alive and I said Friday instinctively , and then by the time I 'd realized my mistake , it was all written down , and , you know , I thought if I changed it , that 'd only create trouble . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ My time was being taken up by people asking me either to find them a folly or a buyer for some extraordinary building , ’ says Gwyn . |
| 8 | And I remember being called to Caernarfon once , during the time , asking me why did I have such a lot of surplus of points . |
| 9 | Cos you ask me how to spell them ! |
| 10 | Well , in comes Alf , with 'is belly full of old and mild as usual , and asks me why do I look as if I 'd lost a pound and found thruppence . |
| 11 | ‘ Although I tended not to write about her once we got to know each other , she has never asked me not to publish anything . |
| 12 | Because I I mean I because she had asked me originally to keep it but I keep mine all separate until you asked me for it . |
| 13 | ‘ If the FA had asked me personally to select our opponents I 'd have gone for Orient , ’ said Still . |