Example sentences of "i [am/are] [adv] asking " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am thus asking you to step outside this door and see for yourself . ’ |
| 2 | I am accordingly asking all planning authorities concerned to give this matter further consideration , with a view to submitting proposals for the creation of clearly defined green belts , wherever this is appropriate . |
| 3 | Having qualified three years ago I am now asking myself , was it really worth it ? |
| 4 | I am only asking for my costs of £5,500 as I had to employ a barrister myself . |
| 5 | And the other thing is , I am really asking you to give Wendy two more hours a week for the next three months and then review it . |
| 6 | He has come to discuss things with me on many occasions and I am always asking him to come and do just one concert with the orchestra . |
| 7 | I am merely asking for an extension of the logic which is already so well known to Marsham street . |
| 8 | I am therefore asking Malcolm Price by means of a copy of this memo to place an order with your Production Department to produce black and white film and to print 5,000 copies of each of the two versions . |
| 9 | A stocky , energetic young man with a shock of red hair was thumping on a table-top and proclaiming in a strong Welsh accent : ‘ I 'm simply asking , when are we going to get our rights , like we was promised ? |
| 10 | I 'm simply asking why you 've suddenly started calling her Linda . ’ |
| 11 | Like , I 'm just asking things everybody wanted to know … |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm just asking you to think about it , ’ I heard him say in a calm voice . |
| 13 | No , I 'm just asking I 'm not |
| 14 | I 'm just asking |
| 15 | I want er , I 'm just asking if er , anyone 's got er , comments to make to Vince and then Vince will reply to them , that 's the point , he 's got to reply to some of the comments er , that er Simon has made and then we 'll come to what we want our response to be . |
| 16 | I 'm just asking Professor for my own clarification at this stage , and it is that he does not agree to accept Mr 's addendum . |
| 17 | I , I mean I can understand all this but I 'm , I 'm just asking |
| 18 | A : ( with injured innocence ) I 'm just asking whether you 'll be able to do it this afternoon . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm just asking . |
| 20 | I 'm just asking you , this is else , someone 's trainer |
| 21 | I 'm just asking dear ! |
| 22 | I 'm , I 'm just asking the question ! |
| 23 | I 'm just asking old Karen to stop wanking and caressing him . |
| 24 | I 'm just asking if anyone 's interested |
| 25 | Do you do , I 'm just asking , I 'm not sure , do you do them where you 've got erm so you got this , th the big one |
| 26 | I 'm always asking myself . " |
| 27 | So what I 'm really asking for is full democracy and not the rather closed democracy that we 've been used to in this country er for too long . |
| 28 | you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ? |
| 29 | Well I 'm only asking him to lift the bags . |
| 30 | ‘ I can only go along with you , but I 'm still asking you not to leave until Dana does . |