Example sentences of "ask [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you were n't supported and it did n't work … so what have you achieved ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 2 | Mark asked sarcastically . |
| 3 | When I was foolish enough to laugh at a preposterous and provocative statement made by Mr Dinsdale — who had surely modelled himself on Dickens 's character Mr Bounderby — he gave me a withering look and asked sarcastically : ‘ Is this a reason to laugh ? ’ |
| 4 | Hayman asked sarcastically . |
| 5 | ‘ An' what 's the matter with you ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 6 | Are you worried I 'll take away the magic , or what ? ’ he asked sarcastically . |
| 7 | Forcing herself to meet his gaze , she asked sarcastically , ‘ Finished ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Another ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 9 | ‘ Poached or fried ? ’ he asked sarcastically . |
| 10 | Giving her a bland look , obviously forgetting to be cold , he asked sarcastically , ‘ How long do they want their eggs boiled for ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Do you see one ? ’ he asked sarcastically , shoving the soiled cloth at her . |
| 12 | Is it important enough to drag him out of bed ? ’ she asked sarcastically , amazed at her inner strength . |
| 13 | ‘ Who are you trying to impress ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 14 | Breeze asked remorsefully . |
| 15 | Keller and Bever ( 1980 ) asked right handed subjects to categorise musical intervals presented monaurally and obtained a significant REA in non-musicians for this task and a non-significant left ear advantage among musicians . |
| 16 | ‘ Was there nothing but this Mrs Browne 's word to identify the dead girl ? ’ he asked rather grimly . |
| 17 | Gay stayed with her , while Breeze ran into the inn and , with lively recollections of her last visit , asked rather nervously to see the proprietor . |
| 18 | Two tall young men in finely cut gallibayas and white scarves asked rather formally if they might walk with us , then lapsed into shy silence . |
| 19 | But he knew from experience it was often best with Blanche simply to answer a question she asked rather than seek to question why she posed it . |
| 20 | ‘ Then how am I going to get to these castles ? ’ she asked rather crossly . |
| 21 | ‘ You read poetry ? ’ she asked rather formally . |
| 22 | ‘ Is it all mountains ? ’ she asked rather worriedly . |
| 23 | I then asked rather than erm wait for er Dr to come back , er we changed onto a different product which did n't involve conductivity but before doing that , I asked for ten pallets of to be run off with the nutrient mix reduced from two K Gs per metre to one point five K Gs per metre . |
| 24 | ‘ Since there is speculation and King Richard must surely be aware of it , why does not he let the princes be seen ? ’ she asked uneasily . |
| 25 | ‘ Will it tell us , ’ Jane asked uneasily , ‘ or must we ask it ? ’ |
| 26 | Fran asked uneasily . |
| 27 | Fairley asked politely as they took the floor . |
| 28 | Adam asked politely . |
| 29 | ‘ And when , ’ she asked politely , ‘ do you go to New York ? ’ |
| 30 | I asked politely but coldly . |