Example sentences of "ask [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Typically , project acquisitions could not be distinguished on the shelves or if they could , most of the people we asked could not show us which they were . |
| 2 | Well I went to in oh about twelve months after that or less say , and er she wanted a man there , I went down there and asked could I have a job back you know . |
| 3 | Erm so we we asked and asked and asked could we change back to the old nutrients which we did do in the early part of December , and lo and behold , suddenly there was n't a problem . |
| 4 | In requesting , A must ( a ) want B to come now , ( b ) think it possible that B can come , ( c ) think B is not already there , ( d ) think B was not about to come anyway , ( e ) expect that B will respond with an acceptance or rejection , and if B accepts , then A will also expect B to come , ( f ) think that his ( A 's ) asking may be a possible motive for B to come , ( g ) not be , or be pretending not to be , in a position to order B to come 4 . |
| 5 | It might be worth asking might n't it ? |
| 6 | You know they 'll make up with friends you know , what family they 're not asking wo n't they ? |
| 7 | sending their mail to erm Body Shop er , they 'd been grooming their nails because they 've heard that the Body shops , in the paper the other day erm are paying ten pounds per nail if your nail 's an inch long , you know , so you cut this talon off if it 's an inch long and they had loads and loads of them sent in envelopes or people just ringing up and asking can we send our nail , ten pound a nail and they said , where the rumour started from these people had heard that because they do n't do erm experiments on animals any more they 're using nails to do experiments , the nail polish and that |
| 8 | Phoned the man and I asked would he fix |
| 9 | One of the older Gnomes , who had a face like a wrinkled nutcracker and bright twinkly eyes , asked would a bit of magic be of any use anywhere , because was n't magic a powerful thing when you had a difficulty , and the other Gnomes said to be sure it was . |
| 10 | There was a sailing er what do they call it , a here and it was him that he asked would could you send a boy there . |
| 11 | Many of the questions asked may surprise the newcomer to homoeopathy as they are not ones that a GP usually asks . |
| 12 | Some of the questions that are asked may seem impertinent , but you may be assured … ’ |
| 13 | The Princess of Wales led the mourners at the service , which her father had asked should not be too sad or mournful . |
| 14 | I should n't have asked should I really ! |
| 15 | Why I haue ask 'd you here |
| 16 | The reason is why I haue ask 'd you here . |
| 17 | I ask 'd thee , ‘ Give me immortality . ’ |
| 18 | Now June June 'd say what granddad said , Ask 'd June 'd say , I asked you I asked her . |
| 19 | June would say , Ask 'd That 's a bit of the the Norfolk in her . |
| 20 | Ask 'd . |
| 21 | Ask 'd |
| 22 | In part three of ’ The Road Ahead ’ we ask could it happen here ? |
| 23 | If you try to do the sums and ask could you do all those changes simply by sort of species going one way and the other relative to these changes erm in their origins and then those species which happen to be in the right direction being selection by some kind of species selection , I think the answer is you just ca n't make the sums add up right . |
| 24 | What the Act will do is to ensure that the child offender who is dealt with by a children 's hearing may not be asked , and if asked need not answer , questions about ‘ spent ’ offences in , for example , applications for employment . |
| 25 | In response to my smile , Ma asks would I give –p the spoon , to humour the baby . |
| 26 | He was a trusted friend and one of the few people ever to have been in the Prince 's employ who spoke frankly to him , and when asked would give an honest , if sometimes unwelcome , opinion . |
| 27 | I myself have five children and in England this raises an eyebrow , but in Kenya I was often asked would I be having another soon . |
| 28 | To have asked would have been indiscreet . |
| 29 | A lot of us ignore the fact that people do have their own development and they want to do something a bit more exciting , but unless we 're given the opportunity ask will they want to demonstrate it ? |
| 30 | She asks will you go there . |