Example sentences of "would ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tommy 'd ask me how much money we 'd done that day . |
| 2 | As I was applying to art school I needed a reference so I told Vivienne that I thought I 'd ask Malcolm , since he was my employer . |
| 3 | ‘ She must have been hoping they 'd ask for something she could give . |
| 4 | And she 'd been blind positive he 'd ask her out . |
| 5 | Whenever I 'd ask them what they wanted to eat the reply was always the same : ‘ Anything , you choose , Mum ’ . |
| 6 | He 'd ask you what club it was without giving you a clue what he was thinking . |
| 7 | I wish he 'd ask me , ‘ What are the voices saying ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , and for two pins you 'd ask him to tea ! |
| 9 | ‘ If I could , ’ Rab said , 'if I was fit enough ( 'd ask ye we run away the night . ’ |
| 10 | But late at night the two of them liked to play cards , and she 'd ask him about India . |
| 11 | I 'd ask him the next day as we worked . |
| 12 | Hands behind his back he 'd ask , ‘ Which hand ? ’ |
| 13 | Then , feeling that perhaps he was being rather uncomplimentary to Dorothy , he added untruthfully : I 'd ask you , honey , only you 're too young for this one . ’ |
| 14 | It 's the first question I 'd ask . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd ask you aboard , ’ she said , ‘ but I 'm not staying around . ’ |
| 16 | If someone offered me my life again , I 'd ask to be born aged sixteen . |
| 17 | I suppose you thought I 'd ask for my share . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd ask you in — ’ |
| 19 | And he used to sort of ask you questions you know , sort of sit there and pick on you and if he knew you did n't have the faintest idea what he was going on about he 'd ask you all the more , see , and if you could n't answer it , he used to come up to you , look at you , would n't say nothing , give you this funny look and tell you to get in the next room . |
| 20 | ‘ This was in some way part of the whole thing , that I 'd blurt out what I 'd done and she 'd ask to see and I 'd have it on hand to show her . ’ |
| 21 | I 'd ask him to clean the bath when he got out or occasionally hoover , but he would n't so we rowed about that , especially after he got made redundant . |
| 22 | " Which Simpson , the one who opens for Nottingham , or the one who toured South Africa in 1947 ? " we 'd ask . |
| 23 | But what I remember was the way he 'd ask : " How much do you want from me ? " |
| 24 | Mr before we can ask for a seconder on it I 'd ask the clerk to make a de definition about expenditure that has not necessarily been costed beforehand . |
| 25 | Now we come in the er blue papers page sixty five to the notice of two new sections six and seven in the name of Mr , and I 'd ask Mr to speak to these please . |
| 26 | You thought they 'd ask Vecchi over for a tea party . ’ |
| 27 | I 'd ask her . |
| 28 | " I thought you 'd ask that first . |
| 29 | I knew you 'd ask me that . |
| 30 | I board the plane feeling no pain , eat the evening meal and continue with the G&T theme , land in Gatwick and make the connection via the smoking area of the bar and another gulped Gordon 's , then pass on the second offered dinner but not the accompanying booze and quietly pass out somewhere over the West Midlands , to be woken by a dishy blonde with an impudent , dimpled smile and we 're here we 've landed we 've arrived , we 're on the stand at the airport and I 'd ask her what she 's doing later because I 'm drunk enough to not care when she says ‘ No ’ as she probably will , but I know I 'm too tired and besides my left eyelid 's stuck again and I suspect it makes me look a bit like Quasimodo , so I do n't say anything except , ‘ Uh , thanks , ’ which is cool or sad , I 'm not sure which . |