Example sentences of "[vb base] ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self-report studies usually involve asking people to give information about their past illegal activities , in response to a questionnaire or interview . |
| 2 | Data may be obtained purely by observation but usually involve asking questions . |
| 3 | The answers involve asking ourselves every time we are ill , what benefits that illness brings us . |
| 4 | Charging fees , on the other hand , was quite inadmissible : the Master should teach " frely without any wagis or salarye asking or taking of any person , except only my salarye " . |
| 5 | I think , was it Con asking wh who were they ? |
| 6 | You want ask Bob for that er when you see him , because before somebody else gets it . |
| 7 | The reason I 'm say ask people to erm give me some idea of where they feel , I may have my own ideas , where they feel , depends on the information I impart on people . |
| 8 | And she said if I , I say ask her tomorrow if she can if she |
| 9 | Right , one thing that you need when somebody speaks is inverted commas okay or speech marks , name , if you read it out aloud name ask the doctor , the inverted commas come here because name is somebody speaking and it tells you that somebody is speaking here , it says asks okay say asked . |
| 10 | Say asked . |
| 11 | Yvette , you say asked . |
| 12 | Gemma , say asked . |
| 13 | Georgina say asked . |
| 14 | Ethan say asked . |
| 15 | Victoria say asked . |
| 16 | Why does n't Ferry ask instead why some Western companies did n't buy these companies or develop those ideas ? |
| 17 | It is because you do not lose touch with your present identity that I hesitate to ask the question ‘ What is your name ? ’ too early in the session ; the patient 's instinct would be to answer by giving me today 's name . |
| 18 | The sub-committee might then find it is helpful to note any immediately available information about good practice elsewhere and consider the questions which they propose to ask during their first consultation with the head teacher . |
| 19 | It characterises the Germans that they never cease to ask the question , ‘ What is German ? ’ |
| 20 | I I forget to ask him , to make it |
| 21 | I thought , ‘ He is peculiar , he 's forgotten that he 's paying me £30 a year to obey his orders , ’ and I said , ‘ Not many masters bother to ask if their servants are offended by their orders . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But now I want to ask you something , seriously , ’ Harriet 's voice softens . |
| 23 | You are good at expressing yourself , which stands you in good stead if you want to ask someone to do you a favour . |
| 24 | I want to ask Sonja if she thinks the postman lost it , but I stop myself . |
| 25 | I want to ask you only one question : do you want to stay together in your next life , or never meet again ? ’ |
| 26 | I want to ask you … |
| 27 | Before I leave you , is there anything you want to ask me personally ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I want to ask you something . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Dimity , ’ said Charles , taking a deep breath , ‘ I want to ask you something . |
| 30 | I just want to ask you something . ’ |