Example sentences of "[was/were] asked [to-vb] to [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , the panel members in the YPLL study were asked to respond to a number of statements about what they would do if they had a problem . |
| 2 | Health authorities were asked to respond to the data they received and explain to their RHA any " outliers " , that is indicators appearing in the top or bottom l5 per cent of the national league table . |
| 3 | Startop , Drummle , Herbert and I were asked to go to the office at six o'clock the next evening . |
| 4 | Those of the royal subjects who ‘ may and will gladly strain themselves ’ were asked to contribute to a loan , which would be repaid within two years . |
| 5 | found that when right handers were asked to look to the left while hearing such sets of words , decisions were made on non-semantic grounds significantly more often than when subjects looked to the right . |
| 6 | She said she was asked to go to the bank to sign away the house . |
| 7 | The following example of a telephone dialogue comes from a study carried out by Elena Lieven and myself , in which one child ( the hider ) was asked to explain to a friend where she had hidden an object in a room in which the friend was sitting . |
| 8 | Then , on 9 July 1859 ( 11 years later ) Professor Spooner was asked to report to the governors on the state of the fund , and to ascertain who were the current trustees . |
| 9 | Once I dreamed that I was asked to contribute to the soundtrack album of a film called Honeymoon In Vegas , featuring a selection of Elvis Presley songs performed by a variety of artists . |
| 10 | Mr Patten was asked to contribute to the education debate within the pages of today 's Daily Post , both as a parent and a politician . |
| 11 | His most touching moment came after Dreamflight a couple of years ago when he was asked to rush to the bedside of a leukaemia victim who wanted to see the photos of the trip that she had just enjoyed so much . |
| 12 | Helen and Tony came and Sarah was asked to come to a family conference . |