Example sentences of "ask [modal v] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 |
| 4 | Phoned the man and I asked would he fix |
| 5 | I should n't have asked should I really ! |
| 6 | I ask 'd thee , ‘ Give me immortality . ’ |
| 7 | Why I haue ask 'd you here |
| 8 | The reason is why I haue ask 'd you here . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In part three of ’ The Road Ahead ’ we ask could it happen here ? |
| 11 | In response to my smile , Ma asks would I give –p the spoon , to humour the baby . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | She asks will you go there . |
| 15 | It was earmarked for the admin course , we asked will you fund a student for the admin course . |
| 16 | In addition , it has been pointed out ( Erades 1950 : 123 ) that it is not exactly the same thing to ask someone Will you help me get these letters addressed ? as it is to ask Will you help me to get these letters addressed ? |
| 17 | AT 1.15 I call the AA to ask can I borrow a patrolman for the afternoon , and at 1.45 he 's at the door with sewn-in trouser creases and a shiny van , packed tight as an egg with tools and spares . |
| 18 | Can I further ask will he join me to congratulate the Chief Constable in an unprecedented move in which he actually formed links and created a an environment of partnership as recently highlighted in the Leicester Mercury . |
| 19 | Theresa , can I ask can I ask can I ask Susan |
| 20 | Theresa , can I ask can I ask can I ask Susan |