Example sentences of "asked me [verb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 2 | ‘ Michael was anxious to get it sorted out and asked me to arrange the wedding . ’ |
| 3 | He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone . |
| 4 | ‘ I had ridden Ile de Bourbon for trainer Fulke Johnson Houghton in all of his home gallops and also won on the colt in the King Edward VII stakes at Royal Ascot but when Piggott asked me had the horse made any improvement from then and before the big King George race I had to tell him that I was unaware of it just in case he might want to take over . |
| 5 | Her first commission came about quite casually : ‘ My husband and I had gone to stay with friends and they asked me to do a charcoal drawing of their Dachshund , Rosy . |
| 6 | ‘ John asked me to do a job for him first . ’ |
| 7 | I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer . |
| 8 | At the end of the placement , a ward sister signed my assessment form and then asked me to do the same . |
| 9 | You asked me to do the Wigan archiving |
| 10 | He asked me to compile a list of suspects , however improbable . |
| 11 | He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on . |
| 12 | So , when one of Ramon 's friends asked me to take a package to a friend of his in Berlin , I thought , well , I can make up that I have a job and cut my visit short because of it . |
| 13 | He asked me to take a message to the Blackpool Conference conveying to the delegates that he felt that he could not lead the Party at the General Election , and inviting those whose business it was to do so , to take soundings about the future leadership . |
| 14 | They asked me to take the children for a full medical . |
| 15 | As soon as Ken Hurren mentioned the word in his office this morning , when he asked me to take the task on , I felt a secret dismay . |
| 16 | I think he was surprised by my reaction , so he asked me to lunch the next day . |
| 17 | He asked me to join the Party . |
| 18 | One mother held up an emaciated child , and in sign language asked me to vaccinate the baby . |
| 19 | When you asked me to undertake a review of the management of the Prison Service , I told you that I thought my recommendations would be easier for me to make than for you to implement , but you assured me you believed the climate was ready for some radical change . |
| 20 | When Deutsche Grammophon asked me to record the Alpine Symphony , I warned them that it would be very expensive . |
| 21 | At all events , when I mentioned it to Heather , she asked me to repeat the name of the restaurant . |
| 22 | ‘ He asked me to circulate the story of his death . |
| 23 | If you remember , yesterday afternoon , after the funeral , Francis asked me to lock the studio and bring him the key . |
| 24 | Duly , when the Conservatives were returned in 1970 , Ted Heath asked me to lead a delegation to see whether we could work out an agreement . |
| 25 | ‘ One paper asked me to pick the Derby winner and I picked the first four . |
| 26 | The hon. Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) asked me to list the contributions of our European Community partners . |
| 27 | Nick asked me to read the putts with him but still nothing happened . |
| 28 | But I was glad we could n't because they asked me to read the lesson . |
| 29 | Rob asked me to book a car : from 9.00 am on Friday 9/6 ( available at the Press — let me know if delivery address should be different ) ; to be returned on Sunday 11/6 to Swan National , Market Service Station , Old Vicarage , Preston ( 0772 ) 53844 . |
| 30 | You asked me to send a reminder so you could arrange for the stone cross to be cleaned before Remembrance Sunday in November . |