Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be be ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect everyone 's being asked if they 're going to do any overthrowing , ’ said Gurder wisely . |
| 2 | The following month , in the same journal , a swift refutation of these tenets came in the shape of a letter from a consultant histopathologist by name of J.V. Clark , who responds to the last point regarding the relations ' not understanding what is being asked when a postmortem is requested , by pointing out that in all probability funeral directors do not explain the procedure of embalming to the next of kin and , more seriously , maintaining that delay would reduce the maximum benefit of an autopsy and also delay the funeral . |
| 3 | Does that reassure you on that one , or do you still think you were being asked to do something ? |
| 4 | As I looked down I could n't believe I was being asked to attempt it . |
| 5 | He maintains that , ‘ So soon after the death of a relative in hospital the next of kin are in the early stages of severe grieving , and often do not understand what is being asked of them . ’ |
| 6 | Or another horse may be described as ‘ too intelligent for its own good ! ’ when in fact the horse is actually demonstrating an unwilling aspect of its temperament when it evades what is being asked of it . |
| 7 | Women felt they were being asked to fulfil two contradictory roles , that of the homemaker and the seductress , simultaneously . |
| 8 | Haled in to help salvage the church 's treasures , he had set to and done whatever was asked of him without curiosity , but there was nothing amiss with his sharp and assured memory , once he understood what was being asked of him . |
| 9 | With inflation running at 3.6 per cent , that means they are being asked to accept an effective pay cut of 2.1 per cent . |
| 10 | In the early stages and with a young horse the aids must be very clear and definite until the horse understands what is being asked of him and when he responds he must be rewarded with a stroke on the neck and soothing voice . |
| 11 | The Danish eluded her but the tone of voice nearer a growl than a polite question suggested she was being asked to state her business . |
| 12 | Once the system has established what is being asked of it , the request is stored so that the next time it comes up there is no need to waste time asking the same questions over again . |