Example sentences of "ask [prep] [adv] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | A marriage occasionally broke up because the wife asked for too much . |
| 2 | It 's not erm well where was the hot wax ? we just had an ordinary wash go and ask her , say you asked for how much did you pay ? |
| 3 | ‘ What are you doing here ? ’ she asked with as much control as she could muster . |
| 4 | " Mr. Mottram ? " she asked in not much more than a whisper . |
| 5 | You will also need some willpower , but we are not asking for very much . |
| 6 | Nimue or the Lily Maid would require a model and the Princess can hardly be asked for so much of her time , though I hope she may think the time spent on ‘ Christabel before Sir Leoline ’ was not wholly wasted . |
| 7 | On the other hand , of course I ask for as much as I can get . ‘ |
| 8 | Gradually the time was increased , though I had to be careful not to ask for too much . |
| 9 | Do n't ask for too much , Andrew . |
| 10 | ‘ But I do n't ask for very much . ’ |
| 11 | On on er on production erm before the costs reductions had been identified , industry had said that the cost of production would actually increase , could I ask by how much it was said it would increase ? |