Example sentences of "when [pron] is ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | When one is asking questions , however , one must never forget that the answers come from the respondents , so one must always be thinking about those respondents . |
| 3 | Frequently a horse that habitually rears when it is mounted is also likely to rear every time it feels anxious , such as when it is passed by a truck on the road or it sees a monster ; but it is especially likely to rear when it is asked to stand still . |
| 4 | Wise parents are still able to give support and advice , when it is asked for , even after their children have set up their own homes or married and had a family . |
| 5 | What he gives is his opinion , whereas when he is asked who he will vote for he gives a fact . |
| 6 | When he is asked what he will do after his own group splits , he usually resorts to humour . |
| 7 | The Attorney General can only act when he is asked to . |
| 8 | Brundle looks askance when he is asked if he has ever read the books of technical instruction in race-driving written by Pierro Taruffi and Alain Prost , among others . |
| 9 | The shop he calls has a copy , agrees to keep it over , and the secret comes out when he is asked to give his name — J R Hartley . |
| 10 | erm We 've got to recognise the professional advice that Matthew is giving us in this report , that he , he needs professional trained staff , and it grieves me that really we can only offer a technician when he is asking for something more . |