Example sentences of "ask [Wh adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In this chapter we shall be considering some of these ‘ natural ’ shocks to the system of marriage and asking why they upset some people and are the making of others . |
| 32 | Women on our courses who have both a boy and girl are now finding daughters rebelling and asking why they have to do everything when their brother does little or nothing . |
| 33 | And so the stage is set , and the disciples came to Jesus privately , asking why they could n't cast it out ? |
| 34 | Rather we should begin by asking why we have a distinction between public and private law . |
| 35 | ‘ Anyway , everyone kept asking why I did n't do my own brand amps and so about ‘ 86 I started . |
| 36 | In which case , it seems worth asking why I am considering them at all within the limited confines of this book . |
| 37 | ( And for those clever dicks asking why I 've given it a higher rating here than in the footy feature , it 's 'coz I did n't know it was on budget then . |
| 38 | Data proliferates in the NHS with more and more being collected , but without the same effort being put into asking why it is being collected and what it is to be used for . |
| 39 | Those interested in arresting the shelving of direct ministerial responsibility for these sites should write to their MPs , asking why it was , in 1883 , that the inspector was responsible directly to the minister whilst , in 1983 , there will be no inspectors as such and those responsible will be reporting to a quango . |
| 40 | Repetition of the same or similar ground can be stopped by a gentle reminder , followed by asking why it is that a particular story or incident is so important . |
| 41 | Wickham revived the Black Friar meeting , suggesting Maureen knew what Barron wanted to talk to her father about and asking why it had been important to them to meet in a pub instead of one of the two Fleet Street offices at their disposal . |
| 42 | In addition departments are beginning to see the data they hold as of commercial value , and asking why it should be sent to the PRO for people to view gratis when they can keep it and charge for access . |
| 43 | 14 year old Philip is said to have made a ’ terrific ’ recovery after falling from the same chair lift , but he keeps asking why it happened . |
| 44 | She opened her eyes to the darkness , a darkness too often populated before sleep by those familiar , reproachful , childish faces , brown , black and white , bending over her , asking why she had deserted them when they loved her and thought that she had loved them . |
| 45 | ‘ I 'd been asking why she 'd taken a clerical job when she 'd had an art training and she said it was all she could get at first but after a while she 'd managed to wangle this daytime class . ’ |
| 46 | In step four , the facilitator deepens the dialogue to an analytic level , asking Why there is a problem . |
| 47 | As well as asking why you have been selected as a redundancy candidate and , if appropriate , arguing that a fair procedure would result in the selection of one of your colleagues instead , you may find it fruitful to explore the other ways in which the company can achieve the desired savings without putting your job at risk . |
| 48 | ‘ Well , sounds can carry on a quiet evening and you do n't want your father asking why you were acting daft . |
| 49 | I 'm simply asking why you 've suddenly started calling her Linda . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 51 | It also gives a ready answer to anyone asking why you do n't get a job instead of going down the pub . |
| 52 | Pennethorne immediately complained to Hall , asking why he had lost the work ; Austin , the Secretary , wrote back on 28th May , saying that the Office had been reorganized with Pennethorne retaining the architectural work , subject to certain buildings being open to competition , and Hunt , ‘ the most fit and experienced person that could be found ’ , taking over the surveying work . |
| 53 | I happen to like at least some pictures by Mondrian : you may respond to them by asking why anyone should get paid for drawing coloured squares . |
| 54 | It 's a bit like asking why someone looks at the sky or watches the sunset . ’ |
| 55 | Sophie Godwin is still asking where her mother has gone . |
| 56 | ‘ However , I get lots of letters from kids asking where they can buy the black shirt , which suggests there is a market . |
| 57 | He went from the reputable experts to the shadier middlemen , who traded in dubious goods , and from them to those who traded in anything without asking where it came from . |
| 58 | However , the British people must be asking where it has been all these years . |
| 59 | They keep questioning me , always asking where I was what I did why I did it , did all of them where I was who I was with who am I trying to kid why do n't I just admit I did it well if I did n't do all these things , who did ? |
| 60 | Lina was asking where you are . ’ |