Example sentences of "if [pron] [is] ask " in BNC.

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1 If someone is asked a question and replies yes or no it will be understood that the question is now answered and that there is nothing more to be said .
2 Erm for instance if he 's asking for the child to go to live with him and you oppose that then then court would make a decision as to where the child s should live .
3 What if he is asked to review a paper of ours someday ? ’
4 If he is asked to count the buttons on his shirt or see how many colours are in the pattern of his sweater , then a look in the mirror might help with this too .
5 If this is the cause , then the child will probably recognise the error quickly if he is asked to read the word .
6 The person involved may look at something and not be aware of it ; but if he is asked to guess where the object is in his field of vision , he guesses correctly .
7 If he is asked to only trot round in large circles , he will have plenty of time to think about life being fun , whereas if he is ‘ worked ’ he will have to concentrate his mind on the job in hand .
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