Example sentences of "asked me [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It 's just that somebody asked me to do some heads .
2 ‘ They 'd never heard of me , surprisingly enough , but they went mad over my work and asked me to do some portraits for them .
3 " You asked me to report preliminary findings as soon as I could , so I 'm giving you a ring , " he said .
4 ‘ He asked me to take good care of them .
5 Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’
6 They asked me to get thirty-six teams , at one point in was fifty-seven but it settled down to thirty-six
7 Betty 's letter said , ‘ Last year , as he was going to take part in the World Championship in Canada , he asked me to make some gold socks to match his waistcoat .
8 Dad kissed me on the forehead and asked me to make another pot of tea and he sat down in his chair and smoked a quiet pipe of tobacco looking happier than he had for days .
9 When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed .
10 ‘ Details , of course , will take time and come later , but that 's my general philosophy ; that 's what you would get if you asked me to complete this job for you . ’
11 She asked me to have two trees planted in the school playing field in her memory to provide shade for children in the summer .
12 So he asked me to bring some stuff up . ’
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