Example sentences of "asked [noun prp] [noun prp] [conj] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | They collected Heather 's butter from the farmhouse , and asked Mrs. Olinton if they could climb up into the loft of the old barn . |
| 2 | While Oliver talked to Mrs Bedwin , Rose asked Mr Brownlow if she could speak to him privately . |
| 3 | With the TV cameras there , Julian Wilson asked Mr Webber if I could pop her over the fence . |
| 4 | As soon as I had read this , I asked Mr Edgar if I could take a message from him to his sister . |
| 5 | The coroner then asked Mrs James if she could recognise the same man in court . |
| 6 | He wound up the interview and was rising to say goodbye when Catherine , sounding shy , asked Peter Yeo if she could possibly use their ladies ' room . |
| 7 | A group of teachers asked Hinrich Medau if he could find a use for some wooden clubs — gradually every possibility was explored , and today they are an indispensable part of the Medau movement equipment . |
| 8 | As the original barn was quite difficult to get to , I asked John Pennington if I could use his . |
| 9 | The father was distraught ; he had appealed to the Prime Minister , had been to see the Foreign Secretary , he had been in fact everywhere , and finally asked Max Rayne whether he could come to see me . |
| 10 | In view of the high cost of subscriptions , D Mann asked C Will if he could prepare a list of current subscriptions , and current exchanges , to see if the Librarian could identify journals which were no longer needed for our work programme . |