Example sentences of "i ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And may I ask if she will be so delighted to see me because I happen to be a male member of the human race … ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And what , might I ask , sir , was he doing at the time he was talking about the bell ? ’ |
| 3 | Who do I ask ? |
| 4 | Did I ask for names ? |
| 5 | May I ask of any of your readers have any of these cutters they do not need and would wish to sell them ? |
| 6 | May I ask a question of the majority of manufacturers of wood boring bits ? |
| 7 | ‘ May I ask just one question ? ’ says management . |
| 8 | On what , might I ask ? ’ |
| 9 | Looking forward to the circus , but could I ask you not to throw me to the lions until I 've got my accounts in order ? |
| 10 | ‘ Can I ask you something ? ’ |
| 11 | What did I ask ? |
| 12 | ‘ Pray , sir , may I ask you , do you think that if St. Paul happened to be travelling with us and had passed the place where he was born , that he would have pointed out the fact to us ? ’ |
| 13 | SIR — Following your article on the Liberal Democrats ( April 1 ) , may I ask when the media are going to stop ‘ being nice to Paddy Ashdown ’ ? |
| 14 | ‘ May I ask what your interest was , sir ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ May I ask why you moved out here ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ May I ask where you were , at the time of your husband 's death ? ’ he said evenly . |
| 17 | Ludens thought , why ca n't I do that , why ca n't I just ask a woman to hold my hand , why ca n't I ask Franca to ! |
| 18 | May I ask who it was you were addressing by that name ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ May I ask you in future , Miss Kenton , to address my father as ‘ Mr Stevens ’ ? |
| 20 | ‘ O God , ’ stumbled the little girl , ‘ why did I ask all these people for lunch ? |
| 21 | This is your room , hello , we 'll have to fix that bulb , may I ask you not to flush the toilet between the hours of eleven at night and seven in the morning while the sanitation department is still in , do n't be alarmed , cockroaches are a way of life in this part of the world , the gekkos are friendly too , although they wo n't eat the spiders . |
| 22 | ‘ May I ask where you went ? ’ |
| 23 | May I ask in whose honour you were playing those pipes ? ’ |
| 24 | But need I ask . ’ |
| 25 | Might I ask whether you were acquainted with a friend of ours , a Lieutenant Daniel , of the Grand Army ? ’ |
| 26 | Now , ’ Thiercelin took out notebook and pencil , ‘ just as a matter of routine , might I ask you to relate once again the circumstances of Herr Hamnett 's business with you ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ May I ask where you are going ? ’ |
| 28 | Shall I ask him to preach a sermon about the Blessington-Dalrymples ? ’ |
| 29 | Only if I were a boy could I ask girls out on dates ; only if I were a boy could I have sexual contact with girls . |
| 30 | Or should n't I ask ? ’ |