Example sentences of "ask you " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If I could , ’ Rab said , 'if I was fit enough ( 'd ask ye we run away the night . ’
2 ’ Mebbe it 's unfair tae ask ye this kinna favour , but , man , we can nae always be hingin' oan tae oor pride . ’
3 It is possible that your local authority may ask you to audition for them after you have been offered a place .
4 A sympathetic panel may well ask you to start again .
5 And so I must ask you again to allow me to inspect the morning 's mails . ’
6 They will ask you further information about your finances and/or your situation and may then in certain circumstances by able to offer you a loan .
7 Did he ask you out ? ’
8 I did n't ask you to carry me . '
9 ‘ Now I would ask you to measure what she says against rumours and speculation .
10 - Margaret Thatcher ‘ I would ask you to reserve any demonstration of support and affection which I know we all have for her until the end of her address . ’
11 If it seems an ambitious goal , let me ask you a simple question .
12 Perhaps I could ask you to read Psalm 5 ; and St Luke 's Gospel , Chapter 11 , verses 1 to 4 .
13 ‘ I would ask you to note further that , in this connection , describing oneself as a member of ‘ the minority party ’ is in itself an indication of one 's party allegiance , given that the political make-up of the council is widely known . ’
14 I can not ask you to judge .
15 ‘ I did n't ask you to come , or her , ’ said Philip .
16 ‘ Now Mr Sanders , ’ she continued , ‘ can we ask you to wear your European hat ?
17 I 'd better ask you to stop writing .
18 ‘ I 'm afraid I must ask you to leave , ’ I said .
19 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 ?
20 ‘ Can I ask you something ? ’
21 Ellen , I would that you could come to me now that you are alone and would ask you to consider it seriously .
22 You have had a long life of service and time to look back on it and if I did not know how your arthritis troubles you and with what difficulty you pen your kind notes I would ask you to help me in this .
23 ‘ 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 ? ’
24 ‘ It must seem impossible for you to believe that in a civilized society so abhorrent a practice as the enslaving of one person by another still continues , but I will ask you to try and imagine what it must be like .
25 Do n't worry , I 'll never ask you again . ’
26 You can remind people several times during a tour that he did n't actually live , then when you get to the end they 'll ask you where he 's buried . ’
27 That 's a perfectly fair question , but let me ask you this .
28 At Club 18–30 we always aim to provide you with the best holiday possible , but in the unlikely event that a problem should arise , we would ask you to contact your Club rep so that we can resolve the matter on the spot .
29 I 'll just ask you to put my blackboard back . ’
30 If your complaint can not be resolved locally , your representative will ask you to complete a report form , the original of which is for you and a copy will be forwarded to our Head Office .
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