Example sentences of "be asked [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll be asked to drink lots of water beforehand ; your stomach will then be greases and a hand-held transducer ran over it . |
| 2 | The children would be asked to choose someone they liked to talk about , and then someone they disliked . |
| 3 | You may well be asked to sing something unaccompanied , or do a short improvisation and you may well be asked to perform one of the speeches in a different way . |
| 4 | Will you ever be asked to do something you do n't believe in like advertising cigarettes , animal fur fashions , the political party you do n't like , or processed foods you ca n't abide ? |
| 5 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 6 | The US Federal Trade Commission is still trying to put together a case against Microsoft Corp that will win support from its commissioners , US PC Week reports , and will be collecting final depositions this week : the complaint is now expected to be drastically simplified in an effort to make it acceptable to at least three of the four voting commissioners , and the latest depositions are primarily focused on allegations that Microsoft intentionally built incompatibilities into its software so it would n't work well with offerings from competitors — a complaint set off by Novell Inc , which alleged DR DOS would n't work with Windows 3.1 because Microsoft deliberately added incompatible code ; Microsoft said it had ‘ never developed a product to be intentionally incompatible with some other product ’ ; the Commission is also expected to address the manner in which Microsoft disseminates technical information to developers , and the manner in which it has capitalised on operating system monopoly to build applications sales ; if at least three of the four commissioners agree with the complaint , the case will go to administrative court and Microsoft will be sued by the federal government for anti-trust violations , but the company is not expected to be asked to do anything so drastic as sell units . |
| 7 | You will not be asked to pay anything . |
| 8 | If your claim is unsuccessful the Legal Aid Board will keep your financial contributions but you will not be asked to pay anything more towards your own legal costs . |
| 9 | Not until recent months has a small ‘ fraud squad ’ of limited expertise been formed within the RUC and it has still to be asked to investigate something with potential political repercussions . |