Example sentences of "asked [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked nothing but justice of Heaven , and of man he asked only a fair field ; and his father seeing of how good heart he was , gave him his sword and his blessing . |
| 2 | Simon looked at him curiously , but asked nothing . |
| 3 | They were treated well and they asked nothing more of life . |
| 4 | Good girl ! " he commended Lally as kindly as he would any keen bitch , and asked nothing further . |
| 5 | But he asked nothing ; it was not his habit to woo men from their clan allegiance , or try to make dishonest use of a man he wished to employ honestly . |
| 6 | My Lord let me speak plainly , I introduced the topic of when he was recaptured , I asked nothing about what was . |
| 7 | George Roman read me and after I 'd done the first reading he asked me about my own attitudes to the Part and then told me his as a director , which were completely different . |
| 8 | So they asked me to go away and come back again in a week which gave me breathing space and time at least to learn it properly . |
| 9 | Did you know , Paz asked me , that Thomas Aquinas was only four foot ten ? |
| 10 | Did you leave them there on the verge ? he asked me . |
| 11 | You do n't find it a sewer ? he asked me . |
| 12 | You feel you 've failed ? he asked me . |
| 13 | What 's the point of having a phone if you never answer it ? he asked me . |
| 14 | He asked me where a ladder like that could be found , and I took him round to the one that hangs on the side of the potting shed . |
| 15 | Carla asked me . |
| 16 | Carla asked me . |
| 17 | ‘ Did you get The Times Educational Supplement this week ? ’ she asked me . |
| 18 | ‘ How have you found us ? ’ the headmaster asked me — masochistically — one warm summer 's afternoon as we sat watching a cricket match . |
| 19 | ‘ So how did you end up here ? ’ she asked me . |
| 20 | ‘ How are you going to get to Italy ? ’ he asked me . |
| 21 | Kathleen asked me . |
| 22 | ‘ What was your big mistake ? ’ she asked me . |
| 23 | ‘ Where would you like to eat ? ’ she asked me . |
| 24 | Jenny asked me . |
| 25 | Jenny asked me as we got up to leave . |
| 26 | ‘ Ever thought of Colchester ? ’ she asked me . |
| 27 | ‘ What do you think , Dot ? ’ she asked me . |
| 28 | Sharon asked me over a slightly crackly line . |
| 29 | ‘ Well — Donald asked me to ask you — would you do the honours ? ’ |
| 30 | Playing as a child on the Paris pavements , my ten-year-old companion asked me , ‘ Why do you speak in English ? |