Example sentences of "and asked [subord] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When the wall was breached in November 1989 , ’ Pischel says , ‘ I went to the company to say thank you , and asked whether they would take me back . ’ |
| 2 | The day before contracts were due to be exchanged , the vendor phoned me and asked whether we could keep on his current lodger who was a student and about to take his final exams . |
| 3 | With that background , John went to Peggy van Praagh , ballet mistress of the young company , and asked whether he could have the vacant post provided that he could manage those lifts . |
| 4 | I did n't know that until Ben phoned this week and asked whether he could come over . ’ |
| 5 | She insisted on a cab to the conference centre where the dance was being held , and when they arrived escape came in the figure of a party agent , who quickly took Hyacinth to one side , and asked whether she would like to start the dancing . |
| 6 | Women on the way to FAMILY 'S housework classes would be stopped by feminists and asked if they would like to do karate or woodwork instead ; new fiancées would receive congratulatory cards in the post , enclosing leaflets outlining the legal rights of wives , while their startled boyfriends got anonymous warnings to behave . |
| 7 | Gabriel knocked at the door and asked if they could give him a bed for the night and a bite to eat . |
| 8 | At that stage , the partners approached their bankers , NatWest , and asked if they could operate separate bank accounts for each office . |
| 9 | I called my mum and dad and asked if they could take me to the hospital . |
| 10 | Roles contacted a local cricket club , told them he wanted to photograph a bowler in action , and asked if they could help . |
| 11 | ‘ American House and Gardens came to photograph the house and asked if we could provide 350 of these plates for their best advertisers . |
| 12 | On a night in early winter , one of those wild exciting nights with a brilliant moon sliding in and out of the racing clouds , Mrs Browning rang , and asked if I would go down . |
| 13 | ‘ He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn the following week , and asked if I would like him to set up a meeting with the president . |
| 14 | With that she lifted the latch , but before opening the door she turned to me and asked if I would like to go shopping with her . |
| 15 | I did n't understand what she meant by this but she smiled and asked if I would like to go to the ‘ flicks ’ the following Saturday . |
| 16 | On 26 April I was summoned by Mr Baker to his office at the Department of Education and Science , and asked if I would chair a Working Group to prepare proposals for English in the National Curriculum . |
| 17 | My first encounter with Kagan took place when Wilson telephoned me and asked if I would see him . |
| 18 | She told me she was pregnant and asked if I would baptise the baby . |
| 19 | She told me she was pregnant and asked if I would baptise the baby . |
| 20 | Well this woman came round last night and asked if I 'd take part . |
| 21 | One day one of the German officers stationed in Fontanellato , an Oberleutnant Bauer , called on me and asked if I could give him Italian lessons . |
| 22 | I rang Peter from a callbox in Paddington station and asked if I could drop in to see him before going back . |
| 23 | As an afterthought I have remembered that when I worked in London in the very early twenties I once went , in my lunch hour , to the Temperance Hospital and asked if I could visit a patient , though I knew it was out of visiting hours . |
| 24 | I did n't want to stay so I followed her and asked if I could go along with her . |
| 25 | I wrapped my trenchcoat over the bulge and asked if I could telephone . |
| 26 | I heard later from Michael Mills , at that time head of comedy , who said he liked the script and asked if I could do a series . ’ |
| 27 | Anyway , she told me to bring someone so I phoned and asked if I could bring you . ’ |
| 28 | I realised there were periods of time when this pool is hardly used , so I approached the management and asked if I could bring parties of residents here from Conway House . |
| 29 | I went in , explained the position I was in and asked if I could see one of the rooms . |
| 30 | A year beforehand , Chudnovsky , who was a collector from Leningrad , and a very well-known one , had been to see me and asked if I could help him . |