Example sentences of "not [vb infin] ask him " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	They did not dare to ask him .
2	She did not like to ask him the nature of his work , thinking that if he were something incommunicable , the effort of inventing a lie might crack him up completely .
3	I think for a bit about going to ask him how I get home but I do n't want to ask him in case he tells Mr Jackson .
4	The grandfather added : ‘ He was too upset to tell me how they died and I did n't want to ask him .
5	oh , is that what Mr said , I 'm not stopping you asking this witness at all , I do n't want , you mention the brochures and I do n't want to ask him questions , the kind I want to ask , er , with which they 're not asked by Counsel , I should n't ask at this stage anyway , but by all means ask Mr about it , I just thought Mr said , when I tried , asked him about it , very understandably , Mr the man , cos you are totally free to ask about it of course
6	My acupuncturist told me about the broad-leafed veg , and I did n't think to ask him what he was on about .
7	But she did n't dare ask him about Spiderglass and what he was doing there .
8	Oh , I know , you do n't like to ask him for anything my dear , you do n't have to tell me , I 've seen it all before .
9	She did n't know whether she should take his penis into her mouth , and did n't like to ask him .
10	I did n't like to ask him
11	What she really wanted was to go on the pill , but as her doctor was a close family friend , she could n't face asking him .
12	She could n't resist asking him about his date .
13	‘ If we were all as motivated as he is we would be a lot better off ; I did n't have to ask him to do things twice . ’
14	I hope Bill 's genealogical researches are progressing — I did n't manage to ask him yesterday at Catherine 's leaving party .
15	I could n't help asking him if the waitresses in the Cabinet Office canteen still wear those terrible green overalls . ’

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