Example sentences of "she asks " in BNC.

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1 ‘ She says that when she asks the gardener for produce she feels she does n't always get the best . ’
2 ‘ Have I told you about Niall ? ’ she asks .
3 As he leaves , she asks him ‘ How can you — how can you go now , in such rain ? ’
4 She asks how it can be made easier for abusers , who suffer a compulsive behavioural disorder , to say ‘ doctor I 've got this problem and I need help ? ’ .
5 ‘ Could he come with us to the West ? ’ she asks .
6 Then she asks me to get a small bottle of pills from her drawer .
7 ‘ Completely off the ear I think do n't you ? ’ she asks , holding my hair back .
8 ‘ Well ? ’ she asks .
9 ‘ What 's yellow and dangerous ? ’ she asks .
10 She asks me what I want , and I think for a bit .
11 Some people do n't stop when she asks them for money , but most people think for a bit and then dig in their pockets and give her summat .
12 ‘ What will happen to his small world when it all stops ? ’ she asks .
13 She asks him to recognize his father 's wisdom in trying to encourage him to work for a steady position and shares his anxiety about delays with Blackwoods , over the publication of The Woodland Life .
14 ‘ Are you rich ? ’ she asks , and I assure her I am — which , this being Poland , is pro tempore true .
15 ‘ You take your clothes off now ? ’ she asks , and tugs at my tie .
16 ‘ Why ? ’ she asks .
17 She asks us if the cinema in front of which we 're standing , the one with the large sign saying ‘ Odeon Mezzanine ’ , could in fact by any chance be the Odeon Mezzanine .
18 She asks us if we would agree that Julia Roberts is the most stunning thing we 've ever seen , and we have to admit that Julia 's extraordinarily wide mouth and upturned nose always remind us of someone with their face pressed against a plate-glass window .
19 ‘ Where you going , Muhammad ? ’ she asks .
20 Finally , she asks , ‘ when is an outcome not an outcome ? ’ , that is , how are outcomes defined and for whom : funders ? community workers ? people/clients ? researchers ?
21 Leapor was without question committed to educating herself , and yet here she asks whether her struggle is worth the insults and the discouragement .
22 ‘ Is it your impression that Philip Swallow is a bit hard of hearing ? ’ she asks him .
23 Inside the little shop , a doleful Asian youth wearing finger mittens , walled in behind racks of cheap digital watches , ballpoint pens , sweets , and music cassettes , shakes his head and shrugs when she asks him the name of the street .
24 I had nearly drowned , just lost the largest trout I was ever likely to see , and she asks if I am having fun ?
25 ‘ My pitcher ? ’ she asks , ‘ To draw water ? ’
26 ‘ Is there any need ? ’ she asks .
27 She gets anythin' she asks for : clothes , money — anythin' .
28 When an experienced teacher is planning a learning experience , she asks herself at least three questions :
29 ‘ The price you pay is a tremendous amount of stress , and a ragged social and home life ; what for ? ’ she asks .
30 She asks Ben to drive her home .
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