Example sentences of "but i [modal v] ask you " in BNC.
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| 1 | We commonly think of the illness as the symptoms but I would ask you to expand your view of disease to take into consideration the individual 's susceptibility because , as we have just seen , it is essential to the process of producing an illness that he be susceptible to it . |
| 2 | ‘ But I would ask you to remember that the roads are still blocked , and the nearest hospital is miles away . |
| 3 | I appreciate that you might recently have sent information on your sponsorship opportunities to the Advisory Service on the old-style pink forms but I would ask you to provide the information again on the new form . |
| 4 | I have no idea how many were produced but I would ask you Mr Mayor whether you feel that this expenditure was money well spent ? |
| 5 | ‘ It must seem impossible for you to believe that in a civilized society so abhorrent a practice as the enslaving of one person by another still continues , but I will ask you to try and imagine what it must be like . |
| 6 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 7 | But I must ask you to stop washing your hands in the Holy water , and please , please , do not refer to me as Mother Shapiro . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Forgive me , but I must ask you to leave any weapons here , in the outer office . ’ |
| 9 | You 've been very good , and I wish I could explain things , but I must ask you to accept that I ca n't . |
| 10 | Thank you for printing my latter ( Chinese Aggression NI 171 ) , but I must ask you to publish the following correction : Claire Culhane , Quang Ngai , South Vietnam , should read : Claire Culhane , Vancouver . |
| 11 | But I must ask you to be patient with my navigation in these uncharted waters . |