Example sentences of "[verb] that [pron] [modal v] ask [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We talk about London and Grand Isle , and all the while I am praying that he will ask us on his boat . |
| 2 | Do you think that I would ask you to risk your reputation , if I could think of another way ? ’ |
| 3 | Whenever I see coloured people in Porteneil , buying souvenirs or stopping off for a snack , I hope that they will ask me something so that I can show how polite I am and prove that my reasoning is stronger than my more crass instincts , or training . |
| 4 | Determined not to look at the brute of a man opposite , Fabia was in the act of deciding that she would ask him nothing in future — not even for a ride back to Mariánské Láznë , she 'd take a taxi sooner — when she was suddenly brought to an abrupt halt . |
| 5 | Yes , but we decided that we would ask them what , they could offer us first , or what they wanted , that is . |
| 6 | After some time he found himself down at the Green , where Emily had not come with him ; and remembered Emily , and decided that he must ask her to become engaged to him before he went , to wait for him ; would she agree ? |
| 7 | Oh , blow it , she thought a little crossly , and , getting absolutely nowhere with her argument , she resolved that she would ask him not one interview-type question for the remainder of the walk but that , once back at the house , she would ask him to honour his promise regarding that interview . |