A large tame snake with a false human head, wound round Alexander's body as he sat in a shrine in the temple, gave " autophones " or oracles unasked, but the usual methods practised were those of the numerous oracle-mongers of the time, of which Lucian gives a detailed account, the opening of sealed inquiries by heated needles, a neat plan of forging broken seals, and the giving of vague or meaningless replies to difficult questions, coupled with a lucrative blackmailing of those whose inquiries were compromising.
Deidre hugged herself, hearing the unasked question about their deal.
Fred looked up from his notes and answered Dean's unasked question.
He expected her to name off Tim and answer his unasked question about the relationship between the two of them.
In order to encourage the horse to walk the head must not be confined, but a light feeling of the horse's mouth must be kept up. Should the horse, unasked, break into a trot, never snatch at his mouth, but restrain him gently.
It comes unasked for and is not a question.
Romas strode in unasked, and she cursed quietly as she saw the cat-like critter chasing Kiera.
She answered his unasked question.
She looked up at him, and he answered the unasked question.
Such analysis pays particular attention to the issue of which questions are left unasked.
The situation was however materially altered by the end of August 1826; for the Greeks, driven to desperation, had formally invited the mediation of England, thereby removing Canning's objection to an unasked intervention.
Their unasked question was - what should we do to set the ball rolling?
There are questions which remain unasked by those who oppose the scheme (CDTS ).
There are questions which remain unasked by those who oppose the scheme (CDTS).
To speak unasked would be to help her, and to touch the world.
When you give me unasked for advice, I feel small.