Example sentences of "[noun] by asking them " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is parallel to the gradient of acceptability which emerged from Harris 's results , and Labov attempted to accommodate the tendency of speakers to avoid making absolute judgements by asking them to assign to each sentence a score on a four-point scale , as follows : |
| 2 | It need only do what it does now when it examines doctors ' behaviour by asking them to justify that behaviour before a panel of their professional peers . |
| 3 | you do n't want to get the backs up of your customers by asking them questions . |
| 4 | The old pros used to test their caddies right at the start of the round by asking them , ‘ What do you have ? ’ , knowing full well what club it should be . |
| 5 | When I eventually arrived at the hospital I was feeling in the best of spirits and apparently shook the sisters by asking them to bring on the dancing girls . ’ |
| 6 | He recommends training children by asking them to tell you where they think its safe to cross , or when there 's a safe gap in traffic . |
| 7 | One of the aims of 1992 National Breastfeeding Week ( May 18–24 ) is to make schoolkids aware of the natural method of feeding babies by asking them to design a poster . |
| 8 | Label yourselves A and B. As have to place Bs in an embarrassing situation by asking them a question beginning with the words , " Why were you … ? " |
| 9 | You do n't start with 20-year-olds by asking them to be a service to the collective . |
| 10 | IRISH Army commanders have outraged thousands of soldiers by asking them to reveal whether they have any links with the IRA . |