Example sentences of "when [pron] be ask " in BNC.
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1 | When I am asked to think of a happy London , I think of this place in July and of my lazy pondmates : Kelly and Simone and Jo , the acidhouse DJ . |
2 | Harry Pryce led the band and Andrew Allan produced , except on occasions when I was asked to handle the production . |
3 | There the letter breaks off , and I find no other reference to this ‘ most interesting , extraordinary and traumatic ’ event until summer 1976 , five years later , when I was asked to write a summary of my coming out . |
4 | ‘ When I was asked to speak on this happy occasion , my mind went back to when I was seven years old and with my twin brother and others , we were being prepared for first Holy Communion . |
5 | So it was that when I was asked to contribute an account of Elizabeth Taylor 's novels to a book of reference I remembered these words and wrote that her motive power was Love : ‘ Not the love that is a four-letter word , nor yet anything so theoretical as Christian charity , but most certainly a great virtue . ’ |
6 | ‘ When I was asked to look after orphaned elephants , my heart sank , ’ she says . |
7 | My own appointment to sort out persistent period pains ended abruptly when I was asked to point to my kidneys . |
8 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
9 | When I was asked to speak at my farewell party I said that I felt a Ghanaian could have done my job and that was one of the reasons I was leaving . |
10 | When I was due to arrive in Tasmania to stay with a geologist colleague , Penny Green , you can imagine that I was n't too displeased when I was asked if I minded going on the odd fishing trip as the whole family was ’ into ’ it ! |
11 | But , when I was asked to go on a demonstration years ago , I did n't because I just do n't see gender as a problem . |
12 | Er when I was asked for my opinion afterwards erm er I said er well I I quite honestly I was n't er interviewed . |
13 | Well , when I was asked to speak to you today , I decided to look at the Oxford Dictionary 's definition of Community , which is joint ownership or liability . |
14 | When , when I was asked to comment be before John was , was ever elected erm is that you elect moderators from e , whatever happened to a moderator ! |
15 | Budgie was a great part and I loved playing Frank Carver in Love Hurts erm and I did n't when when I was asked to do i , well w actually i it was n't a series , the writers and I were put together by a man called Alan who 's now my partner in Alfie as well he 's and he asked me why was n't I working and would he would I mind being put together with the two writers . |
16 | I 'm sure he told me when I was asked |
17 | Quietly D'Arcy said : ‘ Why did you never mention that you had a wife and child when I was asking about relatives or friends who might be in danger from these Iranians ? ’ |
18 | When I was asking them which was their favourite area , not unsurprisingly a couple of them mentioned the Lake District — anytime except in the summer holidays . |
19 | When I was asking for my referred leads yesterday , what did I say ? |
20 | The issue gets even more complicated when I 'm asked to define multiple orgasm . |
21 | ‘ When I 'm asked with what should you drink whisky I always say with moderation . |
22 | The private sector therefore , need the support of an educated , employed and motivated community as much as the community needs the support of industry and commerce , and when I 'm asked whether , in these harsh economic times , business can still afford to support the community . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | So when you 're asked do you believe that the entire gross national product should be spent on the N H S people say yes yes of course |
25 | When , when you 're asking the questions about the existing policies they 've got ta be closed questions |
26 | Are you painting the pictures when you 're asking the questions ? if you could , fine , good empathy , you doing a good fact find , right let's do a presentation shall we , let's see erm , ooh , you do n't know how to ask for the order do you ? |
27 | When you are connected , be clear and confident in your manner when you are asking for the person you want to speak to and in announcing yourself : ‘ Good afternoon , this is Kate Farmer from Witcombe & Co . |
28 | Yeah and and the other thing which I , actually I 've been laughing at here is because you were laughing at yourself when you were asking the questions . |
29 | I , I think erm I think it may have been that er you , they assumed you 're lacking confidence because you were laughing at yourself so much when you were asking the questions . |
30 | Erm the other thing that , that I could n't quite hear but I thought when you were asking him about where he 'd been with the navy , I thought he said to the Far East unfortunately . |