Example sentences of "asked to be " in BNC.
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| 31 | The Scottish bus passengers consultative committee proposed in new clause 5 would consider the needs of the disabled if representations were made to it Provisions for the disabled should also be contained in the code of conduct that we have asked to be drawn up . |
| 32 | He died in 1678 , having asked to be buried silently at night . |
| 33 | I was asked to be discreet . |
| 34 | They were very young , and totally dependent on the Durbeyfield couple : six helpless creatures who had not asked to be born at all , much less to be part of the irresponsible Durbeyfield family . |
| 35 | Nigel first started looking at bungee jumps in 1990 when he was asked to be an expert witness in an industrial tribunal concerning a bungee jump at a fairground . |
| 36 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and to take special care when approaching them , particularly elderly , disabled or blind people and young children . |
| 37 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and ride considerately . |
| 38 | Cyclists are asked to be aware of pedestrians and to take special care when approaching them , particularly elderly , disabled or blind people and young children . |
| 39 | The second bid issue is the careers service branch development fund which is the one that 's available every year , but we originally had Jane 's project , the F E project and so , erm now this year the bids have been asked to be on certain subject areas . |
| 40 | By looking at him now you could sense that future , and his eyes reminded you that he had not asked to be born . |
| 41 | He had asked to be ‘ put in the way ’ of a certain variety , and it was Father D'Arcy who enquired whether his request had met with success . |
| 42 | Committee members were asked to be present . |
| 43 | I was asked to be a coachman for Cinderella with my best friend , of course I was very excited and as the time grew nearer my costume was made and fitted . |
| 44 | I think He judges with mercy , you know erm it 's erm perhaps sometimes when we 're asked to be in a situation where we have to give an opinion , then it should be , if we have wisdom er a merciful erm balance . |
| 45 | We are told that , having lost an empire , we can have a new role in a European superstate , as if we were being asked to be its leader — which we are not . |
| 46 | My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow , West ( Mr. Hughes ) has asked to be associated with my unusually brief remarks . |
| 47 | Yugoslavia would remain official chair , but had asked to be relieved of its practical duties in view of the civil war . |
| 48 | In its initial statement , UNITA said that Gen. Miguel N'Zau Puna and Gen. Tony da Costa Fernandes had asked to be relieved of their duties in order to concentrate their efforts on a resolution to the issue of the secession of the Cabinda enclave . |
| 49 | Robert had still not been able to discover the headmaster 's first name , although on occasions Malik had asked to be addressed as Abdul , while making it clear that this was not his name . |
| 50 | All Q.T 's are asked to be on the look-out for possible student teachers during the coming year . |
| 51 | He had asked to be transferred , but his club had given him notice of retention and refused to release him . |
| 52 | When asked to be more specific about his " unethical " behaviour , Anderson is extremely uncooperative : Anderson 's initiation and subsequent withdrawal of this topic repays our attention not only because it is a striking example of the problems he causes through his disorderly conversational behaviour but also because , like his earlier reference to the linguistic paradox , it suggests that Anderson enjoys " playing " with language , a point which will be returned to later . |
| 53 | Yes we were actually erm , the position of the control vehicle was erm in front of an ambulance that we had asked to be there and the crew were briefed as to what we were doing and and what injuries possibly could arise . |
| 54 | Okay , and you 're asked to be erm in the lec sorry in the er great hall at five o'clock if you possibly can , okay ? |
| 55 | Mr Taylor has been asked to be a candidate in other constituencies . |
| 56 | And not included were 40 charges which he had asked to be taken into consideration on that occasion . |
| 57 | The players are still in the dark about the sale of the ground , and have asked to be put in the picture before the end of the season . |
| 58 | Visitors are being asked to be on their guard against fire and not to use stoves ; to dispose of cigarette ends and matches carefully and immediately report any sign of fire to the fire brigade . |
| 59 | To Tony was telling me that er he was asked that Walsall needed the money so he was asked to be transferred to Port Vale , which he did but er I think he was past his best and he , he 'd came down back here and played a couple of times with Port Vale , and er but erm like I say he was past his best . |