Example sentences of "be ask [pers pn] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might have been asking her about the traffic on the way in from the airport . |
| 2 | She had been asking him about the little wooden cities which adorned the shelves in her room . |
| 3 | ‘ She was asking me about the criminal classes , so I was telling her . ’ |
| 4 | I think Alwin and Pat use an auditor cos as you know he 's in business and I 've got a feeling that Alwin was asking me about the auditors the other day , so whether there 's would be , whoever he is , would be er willing to do it , I do n't know . |
| 5 | The Perm was soon taking pity on Charlie , as people tended to , and Charlie was asking him about the pressures of fame as if it were something that concerned him from day to day . |
| 6 | The young man was asking her about the room , about his chances of getting it , she suddenly heard . |
| 7 | I was asking you about the guy Adam 's been talking to this evening . ’ |