Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] asking " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate asking favours of anyone , especially you , but if it does come to that — if your sister gets the police on my trail , do you think you could let me know ? |
| 2 | When I tried asking the girls I interviewed about them I was often met with a shrug , or a short ‘ no problem ’ reply , as if periods were nothing at all , of no significance , and certainly none to a book on looks , fashion and body-image . |
| 3 | Eventually I stopped asking , because I could n't bear the sad little shake of his head that meant Not this time either . |
| 4 | ‘ I came asking about Ted Mosse , ’ he said diffidently . |
| 5 | Er well erm I 'll be very interested to know whether er , what sort of consultation with the Northbrook 's er , people that they 've had and erm when er , I recall asking about erm er , some of these er dwellings being for rent and erm I thought that , you said er i it was a possibility . |
| 6 | I began asking people if they knew anything about them . |
| 7 | A few days earlier , I remember asking him if he would collect the wines from the cellar for that evening 's function . |
| 8 | I remember asking John Lennon if those were his own teeth , and he answered , ‘ Yes . |
| 9 | I remember asking on the shop floor of a division , the board of which had been reduced from fifteen to four , what the major difference was This was not because the fifteen previous board members had felt to be down the line , and was told , to my surprise , that the biggest difference was that they now knew what was going on . |
| 10 | One respondent wrote : ‘ About a month before the baby was born I remember asking my aunt where the baby would come from . |
| 11 | I remember asking . |
| 12 | They took the baby and I remember asking if it was okay and did I have a boy or a girl . |
| 13 | At first , I did most of the talking , and I remember asking her name , which she said was Hannah Hauxwell . |
| 14 | I remember asking my private secretary to enquire what would be the main subjects of our discussion . |
| 15 | I remember asking an actor why hewas saying something and Patrick from the other end of the set said ’ That 's because you have n't done your homework . |
| 16 | I actually disagree wife 's erm employment service cos I feel asking things like that |
| 17 | Then , as soon as I started asking questions , they tried to stop me . |
| 18 | I was feeling miserable , even though I was happily married [ to American actress Gwen Humble ] and then I started asking myself what the hell I was doing . |
| 19 | Enjoying what I had heard so much , I started asking questions , only to realise that the equipment in these cars alone was worth about £3500 , and installation costs were on top of that ! |
| 20 | ‘ I keep asking everyone , when you have a kid can you read ? ’ |
| 21 | It 's this trip , I keep blaming myself I keep asking myself how I ever let myself get dragged into it , |
| 22 | But at the same time I keep asking , Why ? |
| 23 | ‘ I keep asking you to come out in the boat , you say you have to work . |
| 24 | Can I ask , i i this is I do n't know why I keep asking to work , erm can I write to Mrs to I think we we ought to as it |
| 25 | That 's what I keep asking myself . |
| 26 | ‘ That 's what I keep asking myself — because she did n't just leave . |
| 27 | I 'd been meaning to do it for days and I keep asking myself whether it was my fault her killer got in . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I keep asking myself what it could have been that she was so keen to tell me on the phone . |
| 29 | Yes I keep asking Daddy but he says no way . |
| 30 | I keep asking them but they do n't have a clue is what she said . |