Example sentences of "ask [pron] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he asked me when they opened . |
| 2 | Domitian asked them whether they were descended from David , and they admitted it … |
| 3 | So when I did n't receive any further communication , I 've gone back to them and asked them whether they would be interested in reducing the price , cos we consider it to be too high for that one acre of land . |
| 4 | Grunte then asked them whether they had heard the one about the Norwegian woman who had bought her son three shoes , having been told he had grown a foot ; a sally which was met by universal groans . |
| 5 | So I asked them if they needed anyone to help out on Saturdays The guy behind the counter said , we do as it happens but you 'll have to speak to Malcolm when he comes in . |
| 6 | We had some extremely hot gear lying around so we asked them if they 'd have a go at getting rid of it for us out of town where it maybe would have cooled down somewhat . |
| 7 | When they arrived the place was empty — — it was early evening — except for ‘ two street toughs in camel-hair coats ’ sitting at a table ; ‘ and they were fairly easy to distinguish , and I think we walked up and asked them if they were — and — , and they said yes . ’ |
| 8 | I asked them if they were n't several billion years too late . |
| 9 | ‘ We asked them if they were going , and they said it would be pointless to roam all over Bristol , it was such a huge place and … |
| 10 | He introduced his father , a tubby , good-natured little man , and asked them if they would like a lift into Plymouth . |
| 11 | We asked them if they had vomited or abused laxatives and asked them to record their weight on a weekly basis . |
| 12 | When Model returned with his wife and children , Constable Bedford asked them if they wished to pay the fixed penalty immediately . |
| 13 | And I 'd got them here and I thought well I do n't know what to do with them and I b b interested in I 'm interested in going back in time , I 'll go anywhere where I can see something and I 'd been over there and they 'd got some Home Guard stuff in a case , only a small show , and I asked them if they 'd like it and they said yes . |
| 14 | I stopped two stout middle-aged women carrying laden shopping-bags and asked them if they knew where I could find rooms to rent . |
| 15 | Woolley called the replacements to one side and asked them if they had flown an SE before . |
| 16 | The court heard that the Scotts and Anderson approached the two plain clothes constables and asked them if they were RUC officers . |
| 17 | The final question of the Survey questionnaire reminded visitors that catalogues for the Carlyle and MacLean exhibitions were on sale at the Publications Counter , and asked them if they intended to buy one . |
| 18 | Audrey mentioned her Medau teaching and asked them if they knew Coburg . |
| 19 | At the time I was involved in various things at Philips Records and I asked someone if they knew of anyone who could get David out of his contract , and was told that he knew a man called Tony DeFries who was actually not allowed to practise at the bar — he was a consultant , a trouble-shooter , divorce cases . |
| 20 | The feature that makes it dreadful is that it is crammed with unattractive tourists throughout the summer months , shambling around 50 feet above sea level in a state of exhaustion , asking everyone if they 're near the top yet . |
| 21 | I keep asking them but they do n't have a clue is what she said . |
| 22 | I keep asking them but they 're not ready yet . |
| 23 | An ardent Anglophile , Tritsis used frequently to astonish British journalists with the breadth of his knowledge about Westminster , asking them if they thought Enoch Powell or Tony Benn the more radical figure . |
| 24 | I mean I mean I 've written a letter to my cousins in South Wales asking them if they can point me at any places that might record , but I 'll actually make the contacts . |
| 25 | What did irritate me was the old crusty-type who went through the motions of standing in front of everyone and asking them if they ‘ had any spare change for an old dosser ’ . |
| 26 | What did irritate me was the old crusty-type who went through the motions of standing in front of everyone and asking them if they ‘ had any spare change for an old dosser ’ . |
| 27 | It 's been there a fortnight and I keep asking everybody if they want to try it . |
| 28 | I was asking her if they had a a stand for a cake , she said yes . |
| 29 | Collecting sounds from recordings or your head and asking yourself if they 're warm or bright , distorted or not and what sort of delay or reverb they have . |
| 30 | And of course there were still a few who would never have dreamt of asking themselves whether they could afford anything , with the attitude to money of an Algernon Moncrieff . |