Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] asking [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TERRY Venables restored a lot of my confidence by asking me to join Tottenham . |
| 2 | I certainly never insulted my memory by asking it to store all that routine junk . |
| 3 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 4 | He has now given me a further , and most embarrassing proof of his confidence by asking me to take charge of his son and heir , aged two-and-a-half months , for a short time . |
| 5 | Was this his way of asking her to take over Lotta 's place in his life ? |
| 6 | I said to her , Angela I said , do n't you pushing your nose in asking you to adopt it . |