Ask in A Sentence

    1

    A better person to ask might be Darkyn.

    2

    A few times he looked up at her, as if to ask what was on her mind.

    3

    A further distinction is important, especially in such subjects as mathematics or foreign languages, in which it is legitimate to ask what precise power on the part of a candidate the passing of an examination shall signify.

    4

    Actually, Josh did ask her, but she had never answered.

    5

    African troops, entirely European and normally consisting of 606 officers time when it would have been impolitic to ask openly for more cavalry, they were little by little trained in real cavalry work, then combined in provisional regiments for disciplinary purposes and at last frankly classed as cavalry.

    6

    After giving this account of themselves they ask for information about several points in a way which shows the exigencies of a rude and isolated society, and finally they say that they have been much disturbed by the Lutheran teaching about freewill and predestination, for they had held that men did good works through natural virtue stimulated by God's grace, and they thought of predestination in no other way than as a part of God's foreknowledge.

    7

    After he influenced her he would ask her to laugh again…and again.

    8

    Again, we may ask, what is meant by the phrase " national honour "?

    9

    Ah, I also wanted to ask you where our position is exactly? said Pierre.

    10

    Ain't you going to ask how I answered?

    11

    Ain't you going to ask what I found on the net?

    12

    Alex never said anything about seeing the doctor, and she was reluctant to ask.

    13

    Alex took me out this morning to ask if I really wanted to do this.

    14

    Alex was conscientious and he would never ask his employees to do anything he wouldn't do.

    15

    All because she was too stubborn to ask Evelyn to leave.

    16

    All right, I'll ask for a break.

    17

    An hour is all I ask.

    18

    And before you ask, the license plate wasn't the same.

    19

    And then when you said you didn't want to adopt children, I thought I didn't have a right to ask you.

    20

    And yet, for someone who was bold enough to drive up and introduce himself, he was certainly having a hard time working up the courage to ask her to a movie.

    21

    Ants invite one another to work, or ask for food from one another, by means of pats with the feelers; and they respond to the solicitations of their guest-beetles or mites, who ask for food by patting the ants with their feet.

    22

    Aren't you supposed to ask him if he wants a lawyer?

    23

    As a memorial of this you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, on the 14th day at eve until the 21st day at eve; when children shall ask what this service means, you shall say that it is the Passover of the Lord.

    24

    Ask Denisov whether it is not out of the question for a cadet to demand satisfaction of his regimental commander?

    25

    Ask her where the envelope was postmarked.

    26

    Ask him to let you see it.

    27

    Ask Len to go with you.

    28

    Ask Martha when she lands.

    29

    Ask people in what way they hope the world will become better and you will certainly get replies about reducing poverty, disease, and hunger.

    30

    Ask rather how the beasts have learned their arts.

    31

    Ask the count to come to me.

    32

    Ask what you mean to ask, Wynn.

    33

    Ask Wynn to dinner.

    34

    Aspiring during the reign of her son to the same role which she had seen Blanche of Castile play, she induced, in 1263, the young Philip, heir to the throne, to promise to obey her in everything up to the age of thirty; and Saint Louis was obliged to ask for a bull from Urban IV.

    35

    At last Philip unwillingly gave way, and he secretly suggested to the cardinal that he should ask permission from the regent to visit his mother at Besancon.

    36

    At some point, we'll have to ask her to help us out of here.

    37

    At the same time it soon appeared that they could not agree among themselves when they came to ask what it is, but in attempting to define it seem to have gone through the whole gamut of mind.

    38

    At this moment a crowd came up to ask the fulfilment of his annual act of grace, the pardon of a prisoner at the Passover.

    39

    At times, it may be best to just enjoy the meal and not ask too many questions.

    40

    Barely eight months after the restoration of the Bourbons in the autumn of 1875, Sagasta accepted the new state of things, and organized the Liberal dynastic party that confronted Canovas and the Conservatives for five years in the Cortes, until the Liberal leader used the influence of his military allies, Jovellar, Campos and others, to induce the king to ask him to form a Cabinet in 1881.

    41

    Berg took the opportunity to ask, with great politeness, whether, as was rumored, the allowance of forage money to captains of companies would be doubled.

    42

    Berkeley thus diverted philosophy from its beaten track of discussion as to the meaning of matter, substance, cause, and preferred to ask first whether these have any significance apart from the conscious spirit.

    43

    Besides, he had no time to ask himself whether these people were sincere or not.

    44

    Boris doesn't want to help me and I don't want to ask him.

    45

    Boris inquired what news there might be on the staff, and what, without indiscretion, one might ask about our plans.

    46

    Boss, I was gonna ask if you needed an XO while Sasha is out, Toni ventured.

    47

    Bradley, however, having satisfied himself, like Spinoza, by an abuse of the word " independent," that " the finite is self-discrepant," goes on to ask what the one Real, the absolute, is; and, as he passed from Herbart to Spinoza, so now he passes from Spinoza to Kant.

    48

    But don't be late, Count, if I may venture to ask; about ten minutes to eight, please.

    49

    But Guidiccioni, on a careful study of the papers, changed his mind; it is supposed that the cause of this change was in large measure the strong interest in the new scheme exhibited by John III., king of Portugal, who instructed his ambassador to press it on the pope and to ask Ignatius to send some priests of his Society for mission work in Portugal and its Indian possessions.

    50

    But he did not ask.

    51

    But here it becomes necessary to ask what is the precise meaning which we are to assign to the phrases, " to David," " to Asaph," " to the sons of Korah."

    52

    But I have just been at Leyden and Amsterdam to ask after Galileo's cosmical system as I imagined I had heard of its being printed last year in Italy.

    53

    But just at moments when such thoughts occurred to him, he would ask in a particularly calm and absent-minded way, which inspired the respect of the onlookers, Will it be long?

    54

    But the chief priests succeeded in making the people ask for Barabbas and demand the crucifixion of Jesus.

    55

    But the old man, finally, with much reluctance, agreed to re-figure the amount stolen when Dean began to ask how fre­quently deposits were made and offered to check bank records.

    56

    But the perusal of the piece obliges us to ask ourselves whether the author's radical conception of human nature was not false.

    57

    But until they choose to remember that, they ask another favor of you, their last.

    58

    But we may ask, as Pasteur did, Why does beer or milk become sour on exposure to ordinary air?

    59

    But why do you ask me?

    60

    But you know, I'm kinda glad he didn't ask.

    61

    By May 27 Conrad had been compelled to ask Falkenhayn to send to Italy a division of the Austrian XII.

    62

    Can I ask what you won?

    63

    Can I ask you something first?

    64

    Can I ask you something?

    65

    Can you wait here for a minute, so I can ask Romas where your room is?

    66

    Carmen showered and donned a simple sheath dress and didn't ask Alex what they should wear.

    67

    Chilperic, brother of Sigebert, and king of the west Frankish kingdom, jealous of the renown which this marriage brought to his elder brother, hastened to ask the hand of Galswintha, sister of Brunhilda; but at the instigation of his mistress Fredegond, he assassinated his wife.

    68

    Compare the mere fairy-tale mystery of Lohengrin's command that Elsa shall never ask to know his name, with the profound fatalism of Isolde's love-potion.

    69

    Countess dear... an officer came to me to ask for a few carts for the wounded.

    70

    Cromwell replied by requesting a brief delay to ask counsel of God and his own heart.

    71

    Cynthia didn't ask him to join her and he was more than happy to remain rocking a groove in the front porch decking.

    72

    Dan knew him well enough not to ask anything else, and they set off on foot.

    73

    Dean did not know Ethel's age and she wouldn't have told him if he had been interested enough to ask.

    74

    Dean didn't ask, "What stuff?" but instead climbed the stairs to the smaller of the two bedrooms, and in less than ten minutes was asleep.

    75

    Dean itched to ask her how she was so sure it wasn't Mr. David Dean who dropped her hubby into space but she began to sob anew, making any further conversation impossible.

    76

    Dean made a note to ask Cynthia Byrne about the incident.

    77

    Dean wanted to ask when she might return but was hesitant about appearing to hurry her from her mother's bedside.

    78

    Dean was about to ask him if his nineteen-fifties sweater came from the same garage sale as the skis but he proceeded directly to the parlor.

    79

    Dean, crossing his fingers at being on a roll, decided to ask about the death of Shipton's son.

    80

    Deidre didn't want to ask about the part that disturbed her the most.

    81

    Destined originally for the Church, he had preferred to become a knight, and in forty years of tournaments and fights he had won himself a considerable reputation, when in 1208 envoys came from the Holy Land to ask Philip Augustus, king of France, to select one of his barons as husband to the heiress, and ruler of the kingdom, of Jerusalem.

    82

    Did he ask you out?

    83

    Did you ask her?

    84

    Did you ask him, Toby?

    85

    Did you ask your sister what happened?

    86

    Did you ever get up the nerve to ask that secretary out to supper?

    87

    Did you tell her off or ask nicely?

    88

    Did you think I would ask you to put him down?

    89

    Disappointed, he wasn.t sure what else to ask.

    90

    Do you understand what I ask of you?

    91

    Don't ask for opinions; just do what you feel is best.

    92

    Don't ask me how—I just knew.

    93

    Don't ask where I hide the bodies.

    94

    Don't you ask any questions about the people you hang out with?

    95

    Ed kept looking back as if to ask how many more people they thought he could pull.

    96

    Either they forgot to ask or didn't bother.

    97

    Elizabeth could hardly be expected to go out of her way and ask parliament to repeal its own acts for Mary's sake; probably it would have refused.

    98

    Except you were willing to ask and believe.

    99

    Farmers are invited to visit these experimental farms, and a large correspondence is conducted with those interested in agriculture in all parts of the Dominion, who are encouraged to ask advice and information from the officers of the farms.

    100

    Finally, Lydia said, "I told your wife I was going to ask you," then added, "I really underestimated that woman."

    101

    First Jennifer Radisson called to ask about stopping by after dinner.

    102

    For heaven's sake don't ask me anything now!

    103

    For the moment nothing more was heard of this boundary question by the public, but General Crespo instructed the Venezuelan minister in Washington to ask for the assistance of the United States in the event of any demand being made by the British Government for an indemnity.

    104

    From our present point of view we may therefore regard this work of Hellenism as one continuous process, initiated by the Macedonians and carried on under Roman protection, and ask in the first place what the institution of a Greek city implied.

    105

    From the surfaces of all objects there are continually flowing thin filmy images exactly copying the solid body whence they originate; and these images by direct impact on the organism produce (we need not care to ask how) the phenomena of vision.

    106

    Funny you should ask.

    107

    Gabe wasn't going to ask what happened if he failed.

    108

    Gabe, can I ask you something?

    109

    Go to Matrena Matrevna and ask her for the sable cloak.

    110

    Guided by the swan he reached Antwerp, and married the lady on condition that she should not ask his origin.

    111

    Hannah, dear, please instruct the servants that Rhyn and Katherine are given whatever they ask for.

    112

    Having briefly spoken of the divine nature in the terms of Greek philosophy, Aristides proceeds to ask which of all the races of men have at all partaken of the truth about God.

    113

    He began to ask about his enemies who had been hunting him.

    114

    He changed the subject before Dean could ask more.

    115

    He did ask how marriage was treating her.

    116

    He did not ask about the regiment, nor about the general state of affairs, and when Rostov spoke of these matters did not listen.

    117

    He didn.t have to ask how.

    118

    He didn.t have to ask what Sasha did to her when her pretty blue eyes flared with white rage and then filled with tears.

    119

    He didn't ask questions, which Gabriel liked.

    120

    He didn't even ask why I was crying.

    121

    He didn't tell her of his escalating concerns over the Shipton case, nor, surprisingly did she ask about it.

    122

    He knew, as they walked to the door, she wouldn't ask him in.

    123

    He must ask what are known things, and especially what has been discovered in the sciences; in mechanics, in order to find the essence of bodies which is neglected by idealism; in mental science, in order to understand consciousness which is neglected by materialism.

    124

    He never offered any information, but then, I didn't ask either.

    125

    He wanted to ask her about the bones but knew any such discussion would be the height of tastelessness for a long time to come.

    126

    He wanted to ask what she thought happened every time their eyes met.

    127

    He was appointed introducer of ambassadors on the 12th of October 1671, and it became notorious that whoever had a petition to present or a place to ask for must apply to him.

    128

    He was going to ask for a divorce.

    129

    He would not ask her to talk about Emily's death.

    130

    He would say a lot of pleasant things, ask you to dinner" ("That would not be bad as regards the unwritten code," thought Boris), "but nothing more would come of it.

    131

    He'd ask her outright.

    132

    He'd ask me questions, and pay attention to my answers.

    133

    He'd been about to ask a similar question.

    134

    He'd thought to ask Darkyn about any debts owed but not about any future debts.

    135

    He's desperate to ask Martha about the details of Annie's death but she, Quinn and Claire haven't reported in.

    136

    Her throat was too tight for her to ask.

    137

    Here, why don't you sit down on this chair while I look you over and ask a few questions.

    138

    Hey, Xander, can I ask you something? she asked.

    139

    His coachman did not even ask whether he was to wait.

    140

    His efforts in this capacity failed; but when the city was stormed (70) Titus granted him whatever boon he might ask.

    141

    How long have you lied to me? she yearned to ask.

    142

    Howie doesn't want you to simply telephone Willard Humphries; he wants you to go down there and look him in the eye when you ask him.

    143

    Howie would never ask Quinn himself; as always seeking one of us as a go-between.

    144

    I already know what I'll ask for.

    145

    I am glad also to know, from the questions which you ask me, what you are thinking about.

    146

    I ask an opportunity to atone for my fault and prove my devotion to His Majesty the Emperor and to Russia!

    147

    I ask for your attention one last time, as a personal favor to me.

    148

    I ask just one thing of you, cousin," she went on, "arrange for me to be taken to Petersburg.

    149

    I ask myself that a few times a day.

    150

    I ask that, in the meantime, you refrain from attacking any Immortal traveling the road to the castle.

    151

    I ask you not to fight them.

    152

    I came by your place to ask you a question—a favor.

    153

    I can check without having to ask anyone—and tip him off.

    154

    I can't help you through the authorities; they'll ask me why I'm inquiring and I don't have an answer.

    155

    I cannot speak, but I would tell him the evil I've done for the beast, and then ask him if he thought the curse was worth a wall we might have built ourselves!

    156

    I come to ask you what to do, and you call it 'nonsense!'

    157

    I didn.t ask for this!

    158

    I didn't ask about his family tree.

    159

    I didn't ask him that.

    160

    I didn't ask that.

    161

    I didn't ask to be attacked by Rob yesterday.

    162

    I didn't even bother to ask.

    163

    I didn't want to go to school today and stayed home but we're out of marshmallows and Gabriel doesn't have any money so I told him that we could ask you to pick up more marshmallows because we both really like them.

    164

    I do need to ask you for something.

    165

    I do not ask your help for me, but for the people of Tiyan and Landis.

    166

    I don't ask twice.

    167

    I don't think I'm the one you should ask about that, Josh.

    168

    I don't want a gang of storm troopers invading my mother-in-law's house at midnight to ask my wife a few simple questions.

    169

    I guess I wanted to ask you the classic question.

    170

    I guess to ask you another question, if you'll answer.

    171

    I hate to ask you for another favor, but I wonder if I could pay you to drive me home.

    172

    I hate to ask, but it's really important.

    173

    I have long wanted to ask you, Andrew, why you have changed so to me?

    174

    I have to ask.

    175

    I hoped you would ask.

    176

    I just ask one thing; will you take my word for one item and if you stop this vehicle you'll have more reward than you'll know what to do with.

    177

    I just wanted to ask him something.

    178

    I just wanted to ask you a question.

    179

    I know it's a lot to ask after your … ordeal.

    180

    I know you had to ask but I'll save you the next question, she added.

    181

    I mean, ask the trees.

    182

    I might not be able to prove your involvement in this little charade but I bet I can ask some embarrassing questions.

    183

    I need to ask Lana about the keypad we found, too.

    184

    I need to ask you something, and if you lie to me, we.re done.

    185

    I never instructed him to ask you anything.

    186

    I only ask one thing of you, Kris, in exchange for doing your dirty work.

    187

    I only ask that you do as much good for as many people for as long as you can.

    188

    I only ask this of you, my dearest Joshua; that you not tell my family how I lived, and that you mourn not my passing.

    189

    I only came round to ask Denisov about yesterday's order.

    190

    I only wanted to ask because I fear the Guards won't be in action, he added as if in apology.

    191

    I sent him to ask you a question.

    192

    I think Angel will just cry if you ask her anything.

    193

    I think so, but she began asking questions so quickly she didn't give me time to ask.

    194

    I thought he might want a refund on his unused rent, not that I'd have given it to him, but he didn't even ask.

    195

    I thought I.d ask before you sat down for breakfast.

    196

    I told her to ask her father, and she said, "No--mother."

    197

    I told him he wouldn't be involved and I'd only ask general questions but he's adamant.

    198

    I want to ask you to agree to protect me.

    199

    I wanted to ask Billy about teenage partying.

    200

    I wanted to ask questions but a medic stuck a needle in my arm.

    201

    I was about to ask you the same question.

    202

    I was anxious to hear about the meeting between the two women but I didn't want to ask in front of the child.

    203

    I was going to ask you to help me get home.

    204

    I was thinking more along the lines that he can have no objection when I ask you to dinner, if he's out of the picture.

    205

    I was too excited to notice anything, too frightened to ask questions.

    206

    I will ask Dr. Hale to lend me the letter, so that I can make a copy of it for you.

    207

    I will ask her tomorrow in your presence; if she is willing, then he can stay on.

    208

    I wished to ask the countess and you to do me the honor of coming to tea and to supper.

    209

    I would ask my fellow fool for a boon.

    210

    I wouldn't ask but I think it's in your best interest to do so.

    211

    I wouldn't ask, but I need— well, Donnie's father is here.

    212

    I'd like to ask a favor of you.

    213

    I'd planned to ask Quinn and Martha to come in so I could tell them what I'd learned but the more I considered it, I decided a phone call was sufficient.

    214

    I'll ask Billy Langstrom.

    215

    I'll ask Fred to try and run down who owns that storage place.

    216

    I'll ask him for the phone number.

    217

    I'll ask leave to go to the front, this may be my only chance of seeing the Emperor.

    218

    I'll ask you again.

    219

    I'll do as you ask.

    220

    I'll do what you ask, A'Ran, but isn't there another way?

    221

    I'll take another turn and when I get back I'll go to the general and ask him.

    222

    I'm afraid to ask if it worked.

    223

    I'm so wrapped up in my ideas that I didn't even ask.

    224

    I'm the law and I've got to ask the questions.

    225

    I've got to ask a question; are we from the same planet?

    226

    If Alex needed help, he wouldn't ask her for it.

    227

    If he is not rich I will give her the means; I will ask my father and Andrew.

    228

    If he weren't afraid of a battle why did he ask for that interview?

    229

    If I were not myself, but the handsomest, cleverest, and best man in the world, and were free, I would this moment ask on my knees for your hand and your love!

    230

    If it was natural for Helen to ask such questions, it was my duty to answer them.

    231

    If this dog is what you want, it isn't important who gave it to you – and you don't need to ask me before you put another animal on this place.

    232

    If we ask what is the special contribution to history, apart from theology, which St John's Gosepl makes, the answer would seem to be this - that beside the Galilean ministry reported by St Mark there was a ministry to " Jews " (Judaeans) in Jerusalem, not continuous, but occasional, taken up from time to time as the great feasts came round; that its teaching was widely different from that which was given to Galileans, and that the situation created was wholly unlike that which arose out of the Galilean ministry.

    233

    If we ask what must, on grounds of literary probability, have been added before the record was closed, we may content ourselves here with saying that some incident must certainly have been narrated which should have realized the twice-repeated promise that Jesus would be seen by His disciples in Galilee.

    234

    If we go back in imagination to the beginning of the Victorian era and ask what was then known of the history of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Asia Minor, we find ourselves confronted with a startling paucity of knowledge.

    235

    If we want justice, we must be in a position to ask it with unsullied hands..

    236

    If you ain't here, Corday and the police can't ask you questions you might not want to answer, like what's Cynthia's Indiana address.

    237

    If you ask her, she might say differently.

    238

    If you ask me to define the amount more accurately, I say that it cannot be done.

    239

    If you ask me, those Norfolk guys would be better off checking the airports than the bottom of the bay.

    240

    If you ask me," she said, "I'll bet he skipped off with his secretary or girlfriend."

    241

    If you can do it, I'll do as you ask and walk away.

    242

    If you do come, you will want to ask the kind people of Boston to help brighten Tommy's whole life.

    243

    If you ever want to know something like that, ask me.

    244

    If you have a problem, just wait a little while and ask Annie yourself.

    245

    If you stay as my guardian, I will pay you what gold you ask for, she said in a hushed voice.

    246

    If you wanted to know about our financial status, why didn't you just ask me?

    247

    If you were trying to ask me to marry you, why did you act that way after we...

    248

    If you're here to ask where Deidre is, the answer is no.

    249

    In 1507 Matthew, or Matheus, an Armenian, had been sent as Abyssinian envoy to Portugal to ask aid against the Mussulmans, and in 1520 an embassy under Dom Rodrigo de Lima landed in Abyssinia.

    250

    In 1890, while the Septennate had still three more years to run, Caprivi had to ask for an additional 20,000 men.

    251

    In 754 Abu Moslim came to Irak to visit Abu`l-Abbas and to ask his permission to make the pilgrimage to Mecca.

    252

    In 755 he was in hiding near Ceuta, and thence he sent an agent over to Spain to ask for the support of other clients of the family, descendants of the conquerors of Spain, who were numerous in the province of Elvira, the modern Granada.

    253

    In a few moments I heard a gruff male voice ask, "Is this the swami?"

    254

    In any case, I went to visit you at your apartment recently to ask you something.

    255

    In fact, it would be unfair to ask him to do so.

    256

    In later days when the children shall ask what this means it shall be said that this is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover.

    257

    In May 1894 a more important insurrectionary rising than usual led the king to ask armed aid from China.

    258

    In response to the demand for self-government, in September 1647 he and the council appointed - after the manner then followed in Holland - from eighteen representatives chosen by the people a board of nine to confer with him and the council whenever he thought it expedient to ask their advice; three of the nine, selected in rotation, were permitted to sit with the council during the trial of civil cases; and six were to retire each year, their successors to be chosen by the director and council from twelve candidates nominated by the board.

    259

    In the spring of 1583 she retained enough of this saintly resignation to ask for nothing but liberty, without a share in the government of Scotland; but Lord Burghley not unreasonably preferred, if feasible, to reconcile the alliance of her son with the detention of his mother.

    260

    In the Tell el-Amarna letters the friendly kings ask Pharaoh for much gold.

    261

    In the West a new crusade to the Holy Land was in preparation, and the crusaders sent ambassadors, one of whom was Villehardouin, the historian of the expedition, to ask the Venetians to give them passage and means of transport (1201).

    262

    In the year 905 the Greek general Andronicus took Marash, and penetrated as far as Haleb (Aleppo), but the Moslems were successful at sea, and in 907 captured Iconium, whilst Andronicus went over to the caliph's side, so that the Byzantine emperor sent an embassy to Bagdad to ask for a truce and an exchange of prisoners.

    263

    Indeed, I feel as if I had never seen anything until now, Helen finds so much to ask about along the way.

    264

    Is it probable, we ask, that our Lord should have neglected the sacred custom in accordance with which the pious Jew visited Jerusalem several times each year for the observance of the divinely appointed feasts ?

    265

    It can't hurt to ask.

    266

    It is said that at least Bernardo del Nero would have been spared had Savonarola raised his voice, but, although refraining from any active part against the prisoners, the prior would not ask mercy for them.

    267

    It is said that Hera, having assumed the form of Semele's nurse, persuaded her rival to ask Zeus to show himself to her in all his glory.

    268

    It may be vain to ask why the imagination will not be reconciled to flesh and fat.

    269

    It remains, therefore, to ask whether any information can be had about the language of this primitive -COfolk, and whether they can be identified as the authors of any of the various archaeological strata now recognized on Italian soil.

    270

    It seems kinda silly, if you ask me, but it's your call.

    271

    It stuck, but she forced herself not to ask why.

    272

    It ticked me that he'd ask that question.

    273

    It was a question she'd have to ask Cade.

    274

    It was also about this same period that the grave scandal of the Chinese and Malabar rites began to attract attention in Europe, and to make thinking men ask seriously whether the Jesuit missionaries in those parts taught anything which could fairly be called Christianity at all.

    275

    It was like Mom not to ask for help.

    276

    It was not clear that their action was deliberate, but none the less the chancellor himself came down to ask from the House permission to bring a charge of lse-majest against them, a request which was, of course, almost unanimously refused.

    277

    It was this sermon that determined his friend Thomas Bilney to go to Latimer's study, and ask him " for God's sake to hear his confession," the result being that " from that time forward he began to smell the word of God, and forsook the school doctors and such fooleries."

    278

    It was to ask Bismarck officially to communicate a resolution in which a foreign parliament expressed an opinion in German affairs exactly opposed to that which the emperor at his advice had always followed.

    279

    It's not imposing if I ask you.

    280

    It's not my place to ask.

    281

    It's not something I'd ask of you otherwise.

    282

    Jackson had hoped to make plans with Elisabeth, but he couldn't very well ask her over and say, "Don't mind the steel shutters on all the windows."

    283

    Jackson wanted to ask her so many more personal questions.

    284

    Jade couldn.t bring himself to ask about the vial for fear of giving himself away.

    285

    Jonathan said Alex had told him to ask her for permission.

    286

    Jonathan Winston was sure to ask.

    287

    Just don't ask me to be a pallbearer.

    288

    Just please ask Mike to help me get across.

    289

    Just the same as now--I ask you, Count--who will be heads of the departments when everybody has to pass examinations?

    290

    Kris's gaze flared again, and she assumed he'd expected her to ask for her freedom.

    291

    Lana nodded, afraid to ask what happened if the plan didn't work.

    292

    Let me ask you a question.

    293

    Little is known of his personal history, except that he lived at Emmaus, and that he went on an embassy to the emperor Heliogabalus to ask for the restoration of the town, which had fallen into ruins.

    294

    Look then at thy inner self with the eyes of the spirit, and ask thyself whether thou art content with thyself.

    295

    Look, could I ask you something?

    296

    Look, I don't ask their age.

    297

    Mamma told me to ask you to join the dancers.

    298

    Martha didn't ask for details, nor did the Deans offer any beyond dire cautionary warnings of childhood dangers.

    299

    May I ask to be attached to the first squadron?

    300

    Maybe he came to ask if you were happy with your decision.

    301

    Maybe she should ask him if he sent the man.

    302

    Maybe they came here to ask for permission to hunt.

    303

    Maybe we can all save some time if we skip the part where you ask the questions and I just go ahead and answer them.

    304

    Meanwhile Mahmud, realizing the impossibility of crushing the Greek revolt unaided, had bent his pride to ask the help of Mehemet Ali, who was to receive as his reward Crete, the Morea and the pashaliks of Syria and Damascus.

    305

    More likely Clara wanted to ask questions, but if she said no it might be construed as unfriendly.

    306

    Much as I'd like to, I won't ask her if her mother's maiden name was Plotke, nor will I tell her daddy's bones may be taking a motor home trip up the west coast—or that his pinkie is in your jewel case.

    307

    My king, if I may ask, why did you kill all those who came with me from across the sea?

    308

    My lover is in pain, and you ask me why I'm here?

    309

    New experiences and events call forth new ideas and stir men to ask questions unthought of before, and seek a definite answer in the depths of human knowledge.

    310

    No, and I've never really cheated on Quinn, so don't bother to ask.

    311

    No, I don't have to ask.

    312

    No. It was just one of those unanswered details I picked up on and figured I'd ask.

    313

    No. Just to ask questions.

    314

    No. We were sort of cut off before I could ask for one.

    315

    No. What made you ask that?

    316

    None of them had ever dared ask this question.

    317

    Normal kids didn't ask about the underworld or being human.

    318

    Now this in Timothy's case, as far as we can trace his steps, was Ephesus; and it is natural to ask whether it will not suit all the conditions of the problem.

    319

    Now, I've got a question to ask.

    320

    Occasionally Howard would ask her questions, but mostly he and Connie handled the plans by themselves.

    321

    Oh, I was going to ask you.

    322

    On his accession Frederick had communicated the news of his election to Pope Eugenius III., but neglected to ask for the papal confirmation.

    323

    On returning to his native place about the year 397 he was chosen to head an embassy from the cities of the Pentapolis to the imperial court to ask for remission of taxation and other relief.

    324

    On the contrary, I ask you to go with all your belongings to our estate near Moscow, and I promise you I will see to it that there you shall want for nothing.

    325

    On the other hand, Cromwell could justly boast "there is not a nation in Europe but is very willing to ask a good understanding with you."

    326

    Once only do we find him taking an interest in the affairs of his neighbours, - to ask pardon from the government for a homicide.'

    327

    One of the characteristics of Greek philosophers is their growing tendency, in investigating any subject, to turn round and ask themselves what should be the method of investigation.

    328

    One of the ministers wished me to ask Helen, "What do ministers do?"

    329

    Only a couple of times a year--when he knew from their valets that they had money in hand--he would turn up of a morning quite sober and with a deep bow would ask them to help him.

    330

    Or maybe it's just because daddy didn't ask their permission first.

    331

    Or, turning to Mademoiselle Bourienne, he would ask her in Princess Mary's presence how she liked our village priests and icons and would joke about them.

    332

    Others had been carried off into slavery, and a deputation of clergy which Patrick had sent to ask for their release had been subjected to ridicule.

    333

    Paul Dawkins wiped his face with his hand and looked at Dean as if to ask if he were serious.

    334

    Pierre was about to ask, but seeing the stern expression of the adjutant who was also looking that way, he checked himself.

    335

    Please, don't even ask me any questions.

    336

    Prince Andrew, who was a little behind looking at them, turned to an adjutant to ask him for a field glass.

    337

    Prince, I did not ask you here.

    338

    Princess Mary went on to ask Natasha to fix a time when she could see her again.

    339

    Remind me never to ask your opinion on what I'm wearing.

    340

    She added before he could ask.

    341

    She briefly considered calling Evelyn to ask about her moving arrangements.

    342

    She did not understand how he could ask such a question.

    343

    She did not venture to ask any questions, and shut the door again, now sitting down in her easy chair, now taking her prayer book, now kneeling before the icon stand.

    344

    She didn't ask for fear of discovering he was going to stop playing his keep-away game and offer her an arrangement she couldn't refuse.

    345

    She didn't ask how.

    346

    She didn't ask where they were going but took the subtle beast onto the highway and let it loose, weaving in and out of traffic to test its handling.

    347

    She didn't know what to do about her car, and he didn't ask.

    348

    She didn't want to ask but did.

    349

    She groaned, aware of how many questions he could ask when he was interested in something.

    350

    She hated to ask for directions to another store.

    351

    She hesitated, wanting to find a way home, but not wanting to ask any more favors of him.

    352

    She looked at Dean as if to ask.

    353

    She looked ready to ask him something else when the door opened again.

    354

    She said to ask you.

    355

    She shivered, afraid to ask more.

    356

    She started to ask if they were there for him when she realized they were all women.

    357

    She started to say no, but he didn't normally ask.

    358

    She wanted to ask more about them and what happened after Death claimed someone, but it was a lot to deal with.

    359

    She was afraid to ask if it was true what they'd said about him always loving her despite what past-Deidre did.

    360

    She was terrified to ask, especially after his comment about GPS tracking her.

    361

    She wished hard she could talk to Evelyn as she had in her dream last night and ask her what to do.

    362

    She wondered if he felt hurt at his best friend's betrayal but didn't have the nerve to ask.

    363

    She would like to ask, but she didn't want to force him to lie.

    364

    She'd never allowed herself to ask why A'Ran didn't come for her.

    365

    Similarly in Egypt at the present day the jinn are believed to swarm so thickly that it is necessary to ask their permission before pouring water on the ground, lest one should accidentally be soused and vent his anger on the offending human being.

    366

    So he walked over here to ask me about horses when he had none.

    367

    So why did you do ask it?

    368

    Some argue, Be careful what you ask for.

    369

    Some recent connoisseurs, however, ask us to restrict to seven the number of his genuine extant engravings - which appears unreasonable.

    370

    Someone his size with his specific skills didn't ask for favors or need to be polite.

    371

    Someone's going to ask you a question tomorrow morning.

    372

    Spare me this, and I swear, whatever it is you ask, I will grant you!

    373

    Still, if she made it uncomfortable for him this time, maybe he'd be sure to ask her how she felt next time.

    374

    Subsequently, Balbus became Caesar's private secretary, and Cicero was obliged to ask for his good offices with Caesar.

    375

    Surely he would ask when he was ready to digest that information.

    376

    Tell you what, you show me where this guy's gear is and maybe I'll leave a note for the fella asking him to ask Corbin when he sees him.

    377

    Thankfully, most times people react rather than ask questions.

    378

    That is what I ask you.

    379

    That she took enough interest in him to ask after his injury pleased him.

    380

    That's when I decided to ask you to marry me.

    381

    The act was unquestionably one of odious tyranny, but it is impossible not to ask why she had put herself within reach of it when her fortune enabled her to reside anywhere and to publish what she pleased.

    382

    The arrival of the Spaniards at Constance necessitating the formation of a fifth nation, Pierre d'Ailly availed himself of the opportunity to ask either that the English nation might be merged in the German, or that each great nation might be allowed to divide itself into little groups each equivalent to the English nation.

    383

    The authority of the pulpit of any individual church is in the hands of the deacons; they ask the pastor to supply so many Sundays a year - from twelve to forty, as the case may be - and they then fill the remainder with any preacher they choose.

    384

    The boys were glad to earn 50 bucks and DeLeo was polite enough not to ask why a 74-year-old man was renting a one-way automobile.

    385

    The Chinese had thoughts of pushing their conquests towards western Turkestan and Samarkand, the chiefs of which sent to ask assistance of the Afghan king Ahmed Shah.

    386

    The count was not angry even when they told him that Natasha had countermanded an order of his, and the servants now came to her to ask whether a cart was sufficiently loaded, and whether it might be corded up.

    387

    The expression on his face indicated he knew what she was going to ask.

    388

    The girls wanted me to ask since they haven't met you yet.

    389

    The main instigator was Charles I., duke of Bourbon, who three years before had attempted a similar rising, and had been forced to ask pardon of the king.

    390

    The mere credens could at best invoke the living saint, and ask him to pray for him.

    391

    The momentous question was discussed at a meeting of the opponents of the Vatican decrees, and it was resolved to elect a bishop and ask the Dutch bishops to consecrate him.

    392

    The new attitude which has been taken since Darwin's writings on this question is to ask for evidence of the asserted transmission of acquired characters.

    393

    The number of questions which Calvin failed to ask or eluded by absolutely irrational expedients frees him from any taint of modern rationalism.

    394

    The old prince, stepping on his heels, paced up and down his study and sent Tikhon to ask Mary Bogdanovna what news.--"Say only that 'the prince told me to ask,' and come and tell me her answer."

    395

    The princess ordered me to ask your regiment and your name.

    396

    The queen must say that she cannot view without alarm possible consequences of another year of agitation on the Irish Church, and she would ask the archbishop seriously to consider, in case the concessions to which the government may agree should not go so far as he may himself wish, whether the postponement of the settlement for another year may not be likely to result in worse rather than in better terms for the Church.

    397

    The question of damages was reserved for further discussion, but either party was to be at liberty to submit any question of fact to the arbitrators, and to ask for a finding thereon.

    398

    The Rhinedaughters appear to him, and ask him to give them the ring that is on his finger.

    399

    The student may naturally ask, Whence did the Israelites (a comparatively young people) obtain the original myth ?

    400

    Then if the king or any of his servants do wrong and complaint is made to four of the twenty-five, they are to ask for redress.

    401

    Then men began to ask themselves what it meant.

    402

    Then, selecting some of the later and less virile scholastics as victims, they ask how men could be seriously interested in their trivialities.

    403

    There are several quite distinct questions we can ask with regard to them.

    404

    There are some questions I have to ask you.

    405

    There are three alternatives, which may be put as questions which every thinker must ask himself.

    406

    There was no need to ask her to reconsider.

    407

    There was no need to ask who.

    408

    There was too much wrong with the woman's words, but she dumped her confusion and wounded feelings to ask, "Where has he gone?"

    409

    There wasn't time to ask her anything.

    410

    These were huge digests of all that popes, councils, primitive fathers had decided on every kind of question pertaining to the confessional - what exactly is a sin, what kind of questions the priests must ask, under what conditions he could give absolution.

    411

    They ask friends just old enough to buy it for them.

    412

    They ask him to dinner.

    413

    They came to inform him that a new edition of the English poets, from Cowley downwards, was in contemplation, and to ask him to furnish short biographical prefaces.

    414

    They hardly gave one another time to ask questions and give replies concerning a thousand little matters which could not interest anyone but themselves.

    415

    They were chosen from among labouring men, who at the age of twentyfive might ask the body of ministers to be admitted as candidates.

    416

    They were privileged to ask alms throughout Scotland.

    417

    They're just things we have to ask.

    418

    Those are passages of which one would ask for more.

    419

    Though this news was being concealed from the inhabitants, the officials--the heads of the various government departments--knew that Moscow would soon be in the enemy's hands, just as Count Rostopchin himself knew it, and to escape personal responsibility they had all come to the governor to ask how they were to deal with their various departments.

    420

    Thus, in any estimate of the influence of Babylonia upon the Old Testament, it is obviously necessary to ask whether certain features (a) are of true Babylonian origin, or (b) merely find parallels or analogies in its stores of literature; whether the indebtedness goes back to very early times or to the age of the Assyrian domination or to the exiles who now returned.

    421

    To ask "What is man ?"

    422

    To attach a clear and definite meaning to the Cartesian doctrine of God, to show how much of it comes from the Christian theology and how much from the logic of idealism, how far the conception of a personal being as creator and preserver mingles with the pantheistic conception of an infinite and perfect something which is all in all, would be to go beyond Descartes and to ask for a solution of difficulties of which he was 1 Ouvres, vi.

    423

    To say "tomorrow" and keep up a dignified tone was not difficult, but to go home alone, see his sisters, brother, mother, and father, confess and ask for money he had no right to after giving his word of honor, was terrible.

    424

    To understand the philosophical theory that has come to be known under this title, we may ask (I) what in general it is and how it is differentiated from other theories of knowledge and reality, (2) how it has risen in the history of philosophy, (3) what position it occupies at present in the world of speculation.

    425

    To what local variety of Achaean Homeric Greek belonged it is idle to ask.

    426

    Twice the marauders even attack our headquarters, and the commander-in-chief has to ask for a battalion to disperse them.

    427

    Under the rules adopted, the examination of witnesses is conducted by the president in accordance with the system prevailing in most continental countries; members of the commission may only put questions to witnesses for the eliciting of further information; and they may not interrupt the witness when he is in course of making his statement, but they may ask the president to put any additional questions.

    428

    Was he working up the courage to ask?

    429

    We have therefore to ask, first who was the author, and secondly what is the relation of the Rhetoric to Alexander to the Rhetoric, which nowadays alone passes for genuine.

    430

    We must ask the doctor.

    431

    We'd have to pay seven rubles a cartload to Dorogobuzh and I tell them they're not Christians to ask it!

    432

    What did the other me ask you?

    433

    What he wanted from her was a question she feared to ask.

    434

    What in God's name would make you ask a personal question like that?

    435

    What is there to ask about?

    436

    What makes you ask?

    437

    What then is meant by principles when we ask in the closing chapter of his logic how they become known ?

    438

    What would happen, I ask many and many a time.

    439

    What would you ask for?

    440

    When Dean didn't ask anything further, Martha continued.

    441

    When His disciples, having watched Him at prayer, desired to be taught how to pray, they were bidden to address God as " Father "; to ask first for the hallowing of the Father's name, and the coming of His kingdom; then for their daily food, for the pardon of their sins and for freedom from temptation.

    442

    When I ask him if I can take you a message, he says no, to just wait until you come into town and have you call him.

    443

    When she referred to our conversation again, it was to ask, "Why did not Jesus go away, so that His enemies could not find Him?"

    444

    When the summit is reached, the traveller is tempted to ask, Where are the mountains?

    445

    When they had crossed the master desired the disciple to ask some parting blessing.

    446

    When they left Deidre's apartment, Andre was headed to ask his half-brother, Tamer, for help researching histories for more information.

    447

    When welcoming Tahir, Mamun bade him ask for any reward he might desire.

    448

    Whether that was a good or bad thing she couldn't guess, and she didn't have time to ask.

    449

    While she didn't ask directly, I sensed she hoped I'd talk to him.

    450

    Who, then, he might well ask is this Jesus Christ who is lifted to this unexampled height?

    451

    Why ask me? said he.

    452

    Why did he need to ask Clara?

    453

    Why did you ask him where he'd been—and earlier ask me if I'd seen him?

    454

    Why didn't you ask him to go with you?

    455

    Why do you ask me that? said Princess Mary, still thinking of that morning's conversation with her father.

    456

    Why do you ask?

    457

    Why doesn't he openly ask for your hand?

    458

    Why don't we just ask the trees?

    459

    Why don't you ask him?

    460

    Why don't you come on out and ask your questions while I'm getting something done?

    461

    Why not ask Dad - unless he was afraid Dad would get the wrong idea.

    462

    Why would Alex ask about Alondra specifically?

    463

    Why, he might ask, should he not select the simple form of Dollond's first type ?

    464

    Will I have some position of honor in your armies? he forced himself to ask.

    465

    Wood was to ask, "if the French originals are found to tally with the Scots translations, will that be reckoned good evidence ?"

    466

    Wynn pitied her but wasn't about to ask any favors of the demon lord that didn't involve Wynn leaving Hell – and Deidre – behind.

    467

    Wynn wasn't about to ask why it was secret or spend too much time in Hell with the violent creature before him.

    468

    Xander can take him, but he shouldn't, because Jonny won't be alone when Xander faces him, and Xander can't face the creatures with Jonny without help, which he refuses to ask for, because he's a complete ass.

    469

    Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream and offered to grant whatever he might ask.

    470

    Yes and I can go back to asking questions I haven't been able to ask and I have sources to get answers.

    471

    Yes, but what did he ask me?

    472

    Yes. I can ask for directions to bars and brothels in another ten.

    473

    Yet several writers of his time sold their copyrights for sums such as he never ventured to ask.

    474

    Yet the church might ask, with some justice, whether the means he had used were excused by the end which he had attained.

    475

    You ask much of me, Taran.

    476

    You ask whether we shall spend next winter in Moscow.

    477

    You can ask in a little bit, after you eat.

    478

    You can ask that?

    479

    You can ask the court for an order of restraint against your husband and stop him from coming anywhere near you if you're in fear of the man.

    480

    You can go see Death and ask her for Katie back.

    481

    You can't use our truce to ask for favors.

    482

    You could always ask her.

    483

    You could ask Arthur yourself if he were here, but he's out on Fire Island with his latest bimboy and all their little friends.

    484

    You could've asked me for anything in the universe, and you ask me to babysit a human.

    485

    You didn't ask for help, did you?

    486

    You didn't even ask me how I felt before you made your decision.

    487

    You had tens of thousands of millennia to ask!

    488

    You must ask him about every small thing?

    489

    You must serve me as I ask, and then go.

    490

    You must understand there is a reason behind what I ask of you that will not become clear for some time.

    491

    You will have to ask him.

    492

    You would ask this?

    493

    You.re lucky this is all I ask.

    494

    You'd have to ask them, but I'm sure they could.

    495

    You'll have to ask him when you get there.

    496

    You'll have to ask him.

    497

    You're just too kind hearted to tell anybody no when they ask for help.

    498

    You're not supposed to ask me questions.

    499

    You're the second person to ask me for my opinion on something.

    500

    Zamon didn't say why he thought this would work, and I didn't ask.