Example sentences of "being asked to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of impro in training has gone through many phases ; it still conjures up the traditional , hackneyed image of a student being asked to be a tree or an icecream . |
| 2 | The ceremony , as a religious ceremony , is a mockery , yet as a social ceremony , with the gathering of relatives and friends , the honour of being asked to be godparents , the tea-party afterwards and the christening presents given ( silver objects in particular ) , the whole thing has a significant place in the lives of the people concerned . |
| 3 | After four years of unusually low rainfall , most UK water reserves are low , and many areas have hosepipe and sprinkler restrictions in force , whilst in other areas , people are being asked to be sensible with water , and not to waste it . |
| 4 | We are told that , having lost an empire , we can have a new role in a European superstate , as if we were being asked to be its leader — which we are not . |
| 5 | Visitors are being asked to be on their guard against fire and not to use stoves ; to dispose of cigarette ends and matches carefully and immediately report any sign of fire to the fire brigade . |