Example sentences of "asked [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.

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1 They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’
2 And on this morning , of all mornings , James phoned at the crack of dawn and asked me to preside over a ridiculous Press party .
3 I bet they asked them to fill in a form for it
4 The taxi dropped off one of the passengers , and the offenders instructed the driver to take them to a farm club , and then asked him to turn down a farm track .
5 The European Council reaffirmed its willingness to help the Soviet Union but referred back to the Commission the task of submitting before the next Council meeting proposals for decisions to be taken , and also asked it to draw up a plan for a major commercial , scientific and technical co-operation agreement with the Soviet Union .
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