Example sentences of "[vb past] up and ask [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A minute after I got into the water a large woman in an orange bathing cap swam up and asked if I was a newspaper correspondent . |
| 2 | She went to the reception and a smiling woman in a white blouse and neat grey skirt rose up and asked if she could help her . |
| 3 | There were these two outrageous guys , splashing about , and they just came up and asked if I 'd ever considered doing anything in the advertising world and I said , ‘ No . ’ |
| 4 | Then one day the main guy who 'd been peeking at us turned up and asked if he could take some pictures of us . |
| 5 | Eventually , thunder rumbled in the distance , and he looked up and asked if it was gun-fire ; when I said I thought not , he moved to the door saying , ‘ If Mr Colin recommends them , I 'll take all three ’ . |
| 6 | Another time , in a French lesson , when the word falaise ( cliff ) was being discussed , he jumped up and asked if he could illustrate the word by drawing a cliff on the blackboard . |