Example sentences of "ask [pers pn] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked me whether I 'd taken the cat to the vet , and I admitted that I had n't . |
| 2 | One interviewer asked me whether the riot was not a cry for help by the rioters . |
| 3 | She asked me whether I could help her to remember the events of that dreadful night . |
| 4 | She had read about the benefits of regression , and asked me whether she could go back to her childhood and try to uncover any other hidden details which might be relevant . |
| 5 | About midday on 29th. the Navy in Malta suddenly asked me whether I could search along the Greek coast for the remnants of the Italian Fleet which was believed to be escaping northwards . |
| 6 | ‘ He asked me whether I wanted to go to Borners . |
| 7 | Perhaps he noticed , for he stopped and asked me whether Jean-Claude ever spoke of Montaine . |
| 8 | Pleadingly , he asked me whether I could think of anything . |
| 9 | You asked me whether I thought we could trust the boy . |
| 10 | He asked me whether I would prefer to see Bologna and spend the night there , or to drive directly to Verona . |
| 11 | ‘ Prince Philip was interested to her that I already held the bronze and silver awards and asked me whether I had enjoyed myself going for gold , ’ said Christine . |
| 12 | He often asked me whether I had seen any strange animal or heard the cry of a hound on the moor at night . |
| 13 | While I was sitting there , sipping my glass of hot , sweet Indian tea , I was approached by a shifty-looking man who asked me whether I could help him ; he had seen me with my camera ; could I help him mend his ? |
| 14 | He asked me whether I had thought of taking it on , and if not why not . |
| 15 | But unfortunately we can then easily imagine a context in which that sentence might be appropriately used , in which it is not assumed that John cheated : for example , you thought he had cheated , asked me whether he now repents , but I tell you he never did , and persuade you accordingly , and then I say so John does n't regret cheating ( Gazdar , 1979a : 105 ) . |
| 16 | He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification . |
| 17 | Someone asked me whether , I thought it 'd be a bit of fun But as I say nobody knows who you are , or what you 've said or anything so it does n't matter does it ? |
| 18 | When he asked me when they opened . |
| 19 | And er asked me when it was due . |
| 20 | He asked me because I 'm serving a curacy at St Sylvester 's Betterhouse . |
| 21 | in fact the girl who did the mailing for them did n't do it properly so in fact it 's unlikely to happen erm they asked me because I know that since she 's now leaving the Vice-Principal through network erm and and they were thinking of getting something together like that , I did n't write this that 's not my writing but just let me tell you I do n't write a twenty- four clock , twenty-four hour clock with full stops in it |
| 22 | Jenny asked me as we got up to leave . |
| 23 | ‘ Did you know she 's a Catholic ? ’ he asked me as though it really mattered , and he gestured with his cigarette at a crucifix that hung over the narrow bed , which I knew was there solely for sentimental purposes because it had belonged to Ellen 's dead father , but to McIllvanney it was a challenge . |
| 24 | ‘ How does Harvey know what I said to General Midwinter ? ’ she asked me as she passed . |
| 25 | She asked me as well . |
| 26 | When all I could reply were the two forlorn words , ‘ No English , ’ he asked me if I knew French . |
| 27 | She asked me if I was happy here and I sighed . |
| 28 | They often asked me if I had a baby in my tummy because they saw no evidence of my menstruation … |
| 29 | Well , we had about an hour of this and then she asked me if I had any romantic plans of my own . |
| 30 | He asked me if I 'd had anything to eat today . |