Example sentences of "be asked the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it has been pointed out that one person can not be asked the same question twice , the second time he is not the same person because he has already been asked the question once . |
| 2 | Had she been asked the same question in different surroundings her amazement might have been tempered with doubt that Nahum Morey was in his right mind , but in this confined space she began to share his conviction that they had been drawn together by their various needs . |
| 3 | When , each morning of that first anxious week , Colonel de Barescut attended the sickbed at Souilly to report on the events of the previous night , he had been asked the same question : ‘ What 's new on the Left Bank ? ’ |
| 4 | The figures are different to the perception of those not incontinent who were asked the same question : 71% ( 2564 ) thought that the condition would have a great deal or fair amount of effect on their lifestyle and only 20% ( 692 ) not much or none at all . |
| 5 | But I was asked the same thing after Duncton Wood came out , I said I 'd never do another and I 've written five more . |