Example sentences of "be asking [pers pn] to be " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ You are asking me to be clairvoyant as well as indiscreet . |
| 2 | Ask yourself , ‘ What precisely is it I wish my child to say and/or do when I am asking him/her to be good , polite , helpful , kind ? ’ ( or any of those other vague goals parents set for their bemused offspring ) . |
| 3 | I am asking you to be my wife . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I told you , I am asking you to be my grandmother 's companion . ’ |
| 5 | You 'd hurt me so badly — there I was , head over heels in love with you , and you were asking me to be your mistress . ’ |
| 6 | Nobody 's asking you to be anything less . |
| 7 | He was asking her to be his mistress . |
| 8 | ‘ I was asking you to be whatever you wished to be , cara . ’ |