Example sentences of "[conj] ask [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Governors considered the job description too vague and asked that it be made precise . |
| 2 | Its former owner , the late Audrey Barrie-Brown left it to the Roman Research Trust and asked that it be turned into an educational centre . |
| 3 | USL , reportedly working along similar lines ( UX No 383 ) , has declined to comment officially , and asked whether it was developing its own solution or buying the technology in from elsewhere , director of low-end Unix systems , Bill Traber , said ‘ I ca n't answer that . ’ |
| 4 | As a friend of Linde 's , I was rather embarrassed , however , when I was later sent his paper by a scientific journal and asked whether it was suitable for publication . |
| 5 | Elsie joined me on the river bank and asked if it was hot enough for me . |
| 6 | I cheekily went across to a detached cottage and asked if it was possible to get a bite to eat . |
| 7 | Eventually , thunder rumbled in the distance , and he looked up and asked if it was gun-fire ; when I said I thought not , he moved to the door saying , ‘ If Mr Colin recommends them , I 'll take all three ’ . |
| 8 | I filed that away and asked if it was all right for the girls to stay until the doctors had done their rounds . |
| 9 | Recently books have been written querying the efficiency and use of Bomber Command aircraft in the night bombing of Germany , and asking whether it did help in the final defeat or whether in fact it made little difference . |
| 10 | She considered approaching him and asking if it might be possible for them to spend more time together , but the difference of nine years in their age put her in awe of him still , and she decided it was not her place to make such suggestions . |
| 11 | So if , for instance , you are reading the earliest Gideon books of John Creasey , stop at each fact that you feel inclined to take unto yourself and ask whether it is a reasonably timeless fact , or only a temporary one . |
| 12 | Perhaps I may turn briefly to the higher rates , which may be in the minds of some , and ask whether it would be possible to picket Park lane , to ask those attending this evening 's £500 per head dinner whether they are paying more tax this year at the lower rate , or whether they paid more tax in 1979 at Labour 's higher rates ? |
| 13 | Will my hon. Friend pass to the National Audit Office the thanks of Parliament for its series of reports and ask whether it would be possible for us to have them at a time when Parliament is likely to be sitting rather than at one minute to midnight for the benefit of the press ? |
| 14 | Both knights have to be bathed , shaved and properly clothed , and well looked after before they come to themselves , and Lancelot is ‘ sore ashamed ’ of his madness , and asks that it be kept from common knowledge . |
| 15 | In the second approach , described as interventive , one injects an antibiotic inhibitor of RNA or protein synthesis , trains the animal and asks if it can still remember the task . |
| 16 | And to ask whether it affects the landlord qua landlord or the tenant qua tenant is an exercise which begs the question … |
| 17 | I know it 's not his car 's number plate , or not the car he usually travels in , but ask if it fits his birthday in any way , or his phone number , or anything at all they can think of . |
| 18 | There is an ugly lump on his right fist and Thornton does n't sound too confident when asked whether it would stand up to a hard fight . |
| 19 | However , in spite of possible disagreement on these issues , Mr Clinton commented warmly on the special relationship when asked whether it had been harmed . |
| 20 | When asked if it was inevitable that people will say ‘ if only Eric was playing , ’ Wilkinson said : ‘ Let them say it . ’ |
| 21 | When asked if it was the Ministry 's intention to sell the aircraft in an airworthy condition , the spokesman explained that the aircraft was airworthy , but felt there was a good chance it may well go to a museum who would want to road the airframe away . |
| 22 | When asked if it was silk he replied ‘ I think it is , ’ obligingly donning it at the cash desk to the delight of watching photographers . |