Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [is] ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider the response of a five-and-a-half-year-old girl in a Yorkshire infant school where she is asked to say how two pictures are different from each other . |
| 2 | when he or she is asked to refrain from a particular activity ; |
| 3 | When we got down to the final paragraph , Ms Green says that all this extra work will mean that more staff will be needed , and that she 's asking for money . |
| 4 | Some people find that it 's asking a lot of them to actually use their friendship as a part of their work . |
| 5 | Er it is not asking the panel to n you know to draft a rite that would used and I , I would interpret this to mean that it 's asking the panel to look up the theological propriety if you like of such a rite and bring forward suggestions which would then be passed for implementation , if so decided , to the panel on worship . |
| 6 | ‘ But I think that it 's asking for trouble to let the bookies open so late . |
| 7 | It has drawn up a list of some 30 technical consultants , with interests ranging from marine science to energy , which the bank will call in for advice on esoteric projects that it is asked to fund . |
| 8 | If , for instance , he is on the common law side , the case that he is asked to consider may turn on the Landlord and Tenant Acts , the Rent Acts , the Consumer Protection Act , the Food and Drugs Act , the Town and Country Planning Acts , the Arbitration Act , tax law , separation , bankruptcy , conflict of laws , carriage of goods , insurance , and many other topics that he may never have studied at the University or for his Bar examinations He will not be expected , and will not need , to have every detail of all these subjects in his mind . |
| 9 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , next month , my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn ( Mr. Hargreaves ) and I shall be visiting the European Commission and Parliament — not only to tell Mr. Delors that he can not have all the money that he is asking from the British people , but to create business opportunities for our constituents ? |
| 10 | Most of the city is covered by conservation areas , so it is asking for special controls on large swathes where even single signs would detract from the historic appearance . |
| 11 | She said it was very kind of you to make her a cake , and she 's asked you to tea at her house ! ’ |
| 12 | Cavell says you 've been invited to the awards ceremony , and she 's asked the organisers to seat us together . |
| 13 | The doctor says it 's her only chance , but it 's touch and go , seemingly , and she 's asking for you . ’ |
| 14 | The tags are put on in front of the mother and she is asked to confirm that the name is right . |
| 15 | He has picked her up , lied to her , manipulated her insecurity and ignorance , and she is asking forgiveness for her lack of appreciation . |
| 16 | She looks at me like she 's asked a question and she wants me to answer . |
| 17 | He 's being posted out to the West Indies and he 's asked her to marry him and go with him . |
| 18 | And he 's asking viewers to write in with things that get right up their noses . |
| 19 | And it 's asking you to put in the bar lines . |
| 20 | And it 's asking how am I going to do that anyway . |
| 21 | The second point is that the A C C are , are , I think , the second point is that there was a deputation to the Minister yesterday , so if , in a sense it 's a little late unless it was picked up by Mr yesterday , it may be a little late to do something for this year , er , I mean obviously next year is I think going to be the er , important issue , and the A C C has already circulated all Shire counties er , it 's picked up that this has happened to the majority of counties , although again the south east er , has escaped from that , and it 's asking for the sort of figures we 're debating this morning . |
| 22 | And it 's asking too much at the moment . |
| 23 | Erm for instance if he 's asking for the child to go to live with him and you oppose that then then court would make a decision as to where the child s should live . |
| 24 | What if he is asked to review a paper of ours someday ? ’ |
| 25 | If he is asked to count the buttons on his shirt or see how many colours are in the pattern of his sweater , then a look in the mirror might help with this too . |
| 26 | If this is the cause , then the child will probably recognise the error quickly if he is asked to read the word . |
| 27 | The person involved may look at something and not be aware of it ; but if he is asked to guess where the object is in his field of vision , he guesses correctly . |
| 28 | If he is asked to only trot round in large circles , he will have plenty of time to think about life being fun , whereas if he is ‘ worked ’ he will have to concentrate his mind on the job in hand . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's not a criticism of his performances behind the stumps , because he 's good enough to do the job at the highest level , but it is asking too much to do both . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You may be convinced of Rick 's innocence , but it 's asking a lot of me . ’ |