Example sentences of "being asked to " 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 | Florrie North , of Eltham , said , after 53 years as a party member , that ‘ it seems conference is being asked to rubber stamp policies made elsewhere ’ . |
| 3 | The UN is being asked to police Iraq 's border with Kuwait ; to decide how much oil Iraq sells abroad and what it can buy in return ; to make sure Iraq destroys any nuclear- or chemical-weapons plants ; and to get ready to protect Kurdish enclaves when American , British and French soldiers leave . |
| 4 | He had called her Ma , without being asked to . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We may also note that , when this message was sent to MACMIS in the afternoon of 15 May , AFHQ was under the impression that 5 Corps had already taken surrender of the 200,000 Croats , which was why Tito was being asked to " instruct his commander to accept them " . |
| 8 | This is the day that I , the consumer , am being asked to ‘ use my buying power as a vote for the planet ’ . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Councillors are being asked to either refuse the snack bar application or agree in principle and refer the fee and conditions to the Works and Health Committee . |
| 12 | Other unions are also being asked to black all teaching posts at RGU . |