Example sentences of "ask if he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Durkheim belonged to that contemplative school of armchair theorists epitomized by Sir James Frazer , who is supposed to have solemnly replied ‘ God forbid ! ’ to the innocent questioner who asked if he had ever lived amongst ‘ savages ’ . |
| 2 | I asked if he had ever told his wife or anyone else about this before and his reply was , ‘ No ’ . |
| 3 | In fact I broadcast that material , but I cut it into three programmes , and I , I cut in the questions I would have asked if he 'd actually given me a chance to ask them . |
| 4 | When asked if he had ever tried it , Palmer retorted grimly : ‘ Only in the privacy of my bathroom . ’ |
| 5 | Brundle looks askance when he is asked if he has ever read the books of technical instruction in race-driving written by Pierro Taruffi and Alain Prost , among others . |