Example sentences of "asked [to-vb] [prep] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bath No 8 was asked to perform at openside flank before being switched to the tight side of the scrum . |
| 2 | Lennox-Boyd had been in the post for five years and had asked to retire for family business reasons . |
| 3 | I was asked to write to Wyre Borough Council about this and I enclose a copy of the letter I sent . |
| 4 | The council agreed that it is a matter for concern that the rates have increased by so much and I have been asked to write to Wyre Borough Council about this and to ask if they would consider paying the whole of the rates for public halls in rural areas as I understand some District Councils do . |
| 5 | He had been asked to appear at Reading Coroner 's Court on 2 October 1929 . |
| 6 | But the ways in which we have been asked to look at consumer credit use are hardly relevant to TV rental . |
| 7 | Scott presided over his own elegant display of stamps and postcards ; while Christine probably had the most vital role of any that morning , for she had been asked to look after Vanity Fair , the visitors from London , and the sealed bids . |
| 8 | You may be asked to cover for staff sickness , or study leave , or find yourself particularly busy during peak holiday periods . |