Example sentences of "he [verb] ask me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has asked me to apologise to the family of the deceased for his part in the distress that they have been caused , ’ said the lawyer . |
| 2 | Your cousin Henry has set off for Alma Ata in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan , hoping to finance himself by selling articles to The Spectator , where he has asked me to use my influence . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , he has asked me to make it clear that he strongly supports the case that I seek to make . |
| 4 | I shall ensure that the message that he has asked me to convey is conveyed tomorrow , when I go to Barrow to mark the roll-out of the first Vanguard submarine . |
| 5 | He has asked me to send you to his lodging . |
| 6 | But I was n't struck by any thunderbolts or lightning flashes , and when talking about the dance afterwards in the Met Office I merely remarked to the officer on duty that I 'd met a very nice corporal and he 'd asked me to go to the Station cinema with him on Saturday . |
| 7 | He 'd asked me to go and see him in the evening to continue the interview . |
| 8 | By midnight , he 'd asked me to marry him . ’ |
| 9 | He did ask me to marry him , but I rejected his proposal . ’ |
| 10 | He had asked me to go and work with him when he opened The Chicago Rib Shack , but I told him I thought the location was wrong . ’ |
| 11 | I could n't believe he had asked me minutes after first meeting him . |
| 12 | He 's asked me to go along as wardrobe mistress , I said I 'd think about it but I ca n't stand the heat . |
| 13 | He 's asked me to go and stay with him . |
| 14 | He 's asked me to go with him but if you 'd rather … ’ |
| 15 | he 's asked me to say things , I no you 've not said it like you do |
| 16 | ‘ He 's asked me to dine at the villa he 's looking after for a few months , just to oblige a couple of ex-pats . |
| 17 | This is a , probably an appropriate moment for me to , to refer to the letter I 've received from John , who as you know , who 's been served in respect in London , I , I , he 's asked me to read the letter but it 's fairly lengthy , and his first part simply reiterates the point which Bruce raised about the er , er , attack on the boundaries . |