Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] is ask " in BNC.

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1 Consider the response of a five-and-a-half-year-old girl in a Yorkshire infant school where she is asked to say how two pictures are different from each other .
2 when he or she is asked to refrain from a particular activity ;
3 Does not the Minister realise that nobody is asking the Government to second-guess ?
4 It has drawn up a list of some 30 technical consultants , with interests ranging from marine science to energy , which the bank will call in for advice on esoteric projects that it is asked to fund .
5 If , for instance , he is on the common law side , the case that he is asked to consider may turn on the Landlord and Tenant Acts , the Rent Acts , the Consumer Protection Act , the Food and Drugs Act , the Town and Country Planning Acts , the Arbitration Act , tax law , separation , bankruptcy , conflict of laws , carriage of goods , insurance , and many other topics that he may never have studied at the University or for his Bar examinations He will not be expected , and will not need , to have every detail of all these subjects in his mind .
6 Is my hon. Friend aware that , next month , my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn ( Mr. Hargreaves ) and I shall be visiting the European Commission and Parliament — not only to tell Mr. Delors that he can not have all the money that he is asking from the British people , but to create business opportunities for our constituents ?
7 Most of the city is covered by conservation areas , so it is asking for special controls on large swathes where even single signs would detract from the historic appearance .
8 What must be remembered though is that whatever is asked and answered in a survey has to be inputted in some way and once it has been processed the output has to be read by someone .
9 If someone is asked a question and replies yes or no it will be understood that the question is now answered and that there is nothing more to be said .
10 The tags are put on in front of the mother and she is asked to confirm that the name is right .
11 He has picked her up , lied to her , manipulated her insecurity and ignorance , and she is asking forgiveness for her lack of appreciation .
12 What if he is asked to review a paper of ours someday ? ’
13 If he is asked to count the buttons on his shirt or see how many colours are in the pattern of his sweater , then a look in the mirror might help with this too .
14 If this is the cause , then the child will probably recognise the error quickly if he is asked to read the word .
15 The person involved may look at something and not be aware of it ; but if he is asked to guess where the object is in his field of vision , he guesses correctly .
16 If he is asked to only trot round in large circles , he will have plenty of time to think about life being fun , whereas if he is ‘ worked ’ he will have to concentrate his mind on the job in hand .
17 He might have the will to fight back , but everyone is asking the same question : ‘ Does he have the way ? ’
18 He might have the will to fight back , but everyone is asking the same question : ‘ Does he have the way ? ’
19 ‘ That 's not a criticism of his performances behind the stumps , because he 's good enough to do the job at the highest level , but it is asking too much to do both . ’
20 When someone is asked a question , it is likely that before answering he will direct his gaze away from the questioner 's eyes ( Argyle and Cook , 1976 ) particularly if the question requires some thought .
21 When one is asking questions , however , one must never forget that the answers come from the respondents , so one must always be thinking about those respondents .
22 Frequently a horse that habitually rears when it is mounted is also likely to rear every time it feels anxious , such as when it is passed by a truck on the road or it sees a monster ; but it is especially likely to rear when it is asked to stand still .
23 Wise parents are still able to give support and advice , when it is asked for , even after their children have set up their own homes or married and had a family .
24 What he gives is his opinion , whereas when he is asked who he will vote for he gives a fact .
25 When he is asked what he will do after his own group splits , he usually resorts to humour .
26 The Attorney General can only act when he is asked to .
27 Brundle looks askance when he is asked if he has ever read the books of technical instruction in race-driving written by Pierro Taruffi and Alain Prost , among others .
28 The shop he calls has a copy , agrees to keep it over , and the secret comes out when he is asked to give his name — J R Hartley .
29 erm We 've got to recognise the professional advice that Matthew is giving us in this report , that he , he needs professional trained staff , and it grieves me that really we can only offer a technician when he is asking for something more .
30 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 ?
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