Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [adv] ask [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'll now ask them , everybody else is present , so I 'll now ask the Clerk to read the minutes of the previous meeting please . |
| 2 | That is precisely the background to the study which was conducted by the four chiefs of defence staff , they were asking that kind of question and I 'll now ask the Group Captain to respond . |
| 3 | Chief Inspector , I understand what you 're getting at , but I could n't ask the man where he got his money from , could I ? |
| 4 | ‘ I could always ask a policeman , ’ I said before I could stop myself . |
| 5 | ‘ And I 'd always ask a cabbie , ’ he said , climbing into the back seat . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't ask the fuzz the time if it would save me old granny 's life . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would seriously ask the question of those who would impose an absolute prohibition , what kind of right in a free and liberal democracy do they think they have to say no to that group of people ? |
| 8 | They keep picking on me , but I ca n't ask a teacher to help . |
| 9 | I will now ask the Rector of Framlingham for the closing prayer . |
| 10 | I will certainly ask the leave of the House to withdraw this amendment , but as I 'm sure the Noble Earl will recognise we will in fact be coming back to this matter on repor o on on report . |
| 11 | But if the literary text says , ‘ The door was open ’ I can not ask the text what it means by saying that the door was open , I can only speculate about the significance of that door — opened by what agency , leading to what discovery , mystery , goal ? |