Example sentences of "[vb base] asked the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most rewarding things about being a lawyer in local government [ and a striking contract with private practice ] is that you rarely get asked the same question twice and usually the problems require imaginative legal thinking . |
| 2 | She said , ‘ Come to my dinner party ’ , and she said ‘ Why not ? ’ , and she said , ‘ Beuno will be here and the Molesworth are coming , and I 've asked the two girls who are staying at Ty Fach . ’ |
| 3 | I presume you 've asked the old people whether they want their countryside to be destroyed or not ? |
| 4 | Marcos supporters have asked the Supreme Court to reverse the ban , but Mrs Aquino , who ousted Mr Marcos in a ‘ people 's power ’ revolt in 1986 , said : ‘ The return of this man and his minions poses a greater threat to the democratic constitution he ironically invokes than denying him entry would tend to subvert the fundamental law . ’ |
| 5 | The church and the French diplomatic authorities have asked the federal police to take over the investigations , but the state police have already arrested two men and accused them of the crime . |
| 6 | The Government have asked the European Court at Luxembourg to expedite its hearing . |
| 7 | However , various TV companies have asked the European Community to make this ruling invalid . |
| 8 | At the same time , members of the European Parliament have asked the European Commission to revise the social affairs proposals stalled in the Council of Ministers for months . |
| 9 | By giving Best a contract of less than a year , the RFU have asked the ultimate pragmatist to devise the most foolproof method of extending his own tenure — and that 's the safety-first approach . |
| 10 | The subject was discussed at a meeting of members of the Jockey Club last week and spokesman David Pipe said today : ‘ The Stewards have asked the Disciplinary Committee to review the well rehearsed arguments and produce a report in due course . ’ |
| 11 | If they formulate detailed hypotheses and produce elaborate questionnaires or interview schedules without first carrying out informal interviews they may well go off in a completely fruitless direction and have only themselves to blame when they end up with several hundred completed forms , none of which have asked the right questions about the right key factors . |
| 12 | DoE and the Department of Trade and Industry have asked the British Standards Institution to revise any analytical standards that lay down the use of either of these compounds . |
| 13 | And they have asked the Royal College of Surgeons for an independent report into the provision of surgical services at the hospital . |
| 14 | The Bishops have asked the National Board of Catholic Women to represent the range of views and concerns of women in the Church . |
| 15 | The NCC have asked the National Rovers Authority to revoke the company 's license to extract water . |
| 16 | Rangers have asked the Scottish League to consider giving their match at Tynecastle on Saturday , April 24 , the go-ahead — only four days before Scotland 's World Cup crunch clash in Portugal . |