Example sentences of "i [vb mod] ask the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was so caught up in my plurals or situations in hardship that I did n't notice that the subject in more senses than one is a singular lack , and the verb should be is and not are , therefore I must ask the indulgence of the general assembly to change the verb . |
| 2 | In the interests of honesty and truthfulness , I must ask the hon. Gentleman to withdraw the form of words that he used — that the Government ’ blocked ’ the directive on pregnant women . |
| 3 | Perhaps I should ask the question of the hon. Member for Hendon , South ( Mr. Marshall ) instead of my own . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend has raised an interesting thought ; perhaps I should ask the Department to look into it . |
| 5 | It is important that I should ask the hon. Gentleman carefully to consider what he has just said about my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , who set out the legal position as a Law Officer . |
| 6 | ‘ I might ask the same thing of you … ’ |
| 7 | Waitress : ‘ I 'll ask the chef . ’ |
| 8 | I 'll ask the solicitor . |
| 9 | John said ‘ I 'll ask the barman if he knows anything about it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If I want moral advice , Valence , I 'll ask the Chaplain . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I think I 'll ask the new vicar , Mr Allan , and his wife to tea on Wednesday , ’ said Marilla one day . |
| 12 | I 'll ask the old gentleman , too . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll ask the woman from Ty Fach , ’ says Elizabeth in the voice that she uses to make promises , ‘ and the girl who is staying with her . ’ |
| 14 | I 'll ask the , when I go there I 'll just say who I am and then |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll ask the onboard computer . |
| 16 | I think I 'll ask the County Surveyor to comment . |
| 17 | Right , I 'll ask the County Surveyor to comment on that in a minute . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll ask the coastguard and the police tomorrow before we set out . |
| 19 | I 'll ask the General Secretary to reply to the Debate . |
| 20 | I could ask the chap at the top of the road . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I prayed that I would see you again , ’ he said , ‘ so I could ask the question I should have asked five years ago . |
| 22 | I could ask the other players ( providing of course that Leeds are in the Final ) , however because of all the troubles the players and Managers have had in the past , most of them wo n't sell their tickets and usually only give them to their families in case they fall into the wrong hands , and then they are in trouble . |
| 23 | Erm , er I 'll I 'll close it at two , but perhaps I could ask the the applicants erm , I mean I appreciate that obviously erm it er it economy in in in obviously in what you 're doing , but I think it it it would be fairly obviously to , I mean it 's been stated that that that that residents nearby would prefer either two bungalows or a house and a bungalow , and I think er that certainly erm new developments adjacent to where you are proposing these are in fact all bungalows , er with the exception of the mill , which of course has been there a long time , er all those on that side of the road , both those two built and those two proposed are a bungalow or a semi bungalow , er and so erm you can see that obviously it is that the height of these buildings , it is erm causing the offence , largely , erm I I think , I mean obviously you will want to main you know , optimize your er development , but whether er a scheme with two bungalows that they would n't be four bedroomed bungalows , because there would n't be room for two of the four two four bedroomed bungalows , erm |
| 24 | ‘ I could ask the same thing of you , ’ she countered crisply . |
| 25 | I could ask the girl to see for you . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Erm er your third point was about the balance sheet and I think I 'd ask the finance director |
| 28 | I , I 'd ask the |
| 29 | Erm we owned a little and just thought I 'd ask the party see how many things that cropped up as a result |
| 30 | I said there was to be a sale , but I would ask the solicitor ; and afterwards , when he came to take the barometer away , he took it down from the wall very , very gently . |