Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [noun] asked him " in BNC.

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1 You may not recall that , when Edgar Oldroyd asked him how he was enjoying a long spell bowling into the wind , he answered , ‘ It 's like bowling up t'bloody cellar steps . ’
2 When Madame Denis asked him why he went to such lengths , he answered , ‘ Esther , one should do like the good God ; from time to time one should go and live among His own . ’
3 When Mr Crangle asked him how he was getting on , all he could do was smile .
4 When Lord Henry asked him if he felt unwell , Dorian said that he was tired and would go home early .
5 When Tony Richardson asked him to film A Taste of Honey , Kate said firmly that he had to get an agent .
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