Example sentences of "ask [pron] what be going on " in BNC.

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1 He asked me what was going on ; just then the coach stopped , and the man drew a gun and shot Lieutenant Lapointe in the chest .
2 Soon after Bogie joined us and I asked him what was going on .
3 The castle 's black-cloaked seneschal had scowled darkly on the previous occasions when Quiss had tracked him down in the kitchens and asked him what was going on and what he intended to do about it ; he made dour excuses and talked of the corrosive effects of salt water and what a mess it made of his pipes and anyway materials were very hard to come by these days — What days ?
4 Would you wish me to write to the Council and ask them what 's going on ?
5 There 's a mess of yelling and confusion coming over , and I ask him what is going on .
6 Julie had asked him what was going on but he 'd rushed out without telling her , mumbling only that it was important and that he did n't know when he 'd be back .
7 Should he ask him what was going on at the top of the Ministry and why they were resurrecting the Zoser case ?
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