Activity for Barbara Walters

Usage examples of asking.

Here was my wife, who had secretly aided and abetted her son in his design, and been the recipient of his hopes and fears on the subject, turning to me, who had dared to utter a feeble protest or two only to be scoffed at, and summarily sat upon, asking if the game was really safe.

So they abode a little, and the more part of what talk there was came from the Lady, and she was chiefly asking Ralph of his home in Upmeads, and his brethren and kindred, and he told her all openly, and hid naught, while her voice ravished his very soul from him, and it seemed strange to him, that such an one should hold him in talk concerning these simple matters and familiar haps, and look on him so kindly and simply.

You may, therefore, comprehend, that being of no country, asking no protection from any government, acknowledging no man as my brother, not one of the scruples that arrest the powerful, or the obstacles which paralyze the weak, paralyzes or arrests me.

General Court, asking the judges to adjourn until the General Court could act on behalf of the farmers.

Kutuzov glancing at Bolkonski as if by this exclamation he was asking the adjutant to wait, and he went on with the conversation in French.

Although Lady Dew did not seem too perturbed, Cyclamen was irritatingly aflutter, asking all sorts of broken questions which Melrose finally had to cut across.

He was asking about the inertial navigation system that kept their position updated between fixes from the NAV SAT Linden leaned over the aft rail of the conn, over the chart table, and pointed with his finger to their estimated position.

I headed off what might have been a provoking defence of the computer by asking Albacore to what extent he felt his book might bring Beddoes in out of the cold at the perimeter of British romantic literature and into its warm centre.

Jones case was specifically about Clinton allegedly asking for oral sex, why did Jordan not ask Lewinsky about oral sex?

The master was asking the almoner about her, trying to find out what he could, but I doubt whether the almoner could have told him much.

Sir Alured was asking with rapture whether the Conservative party would not come in.

I recently contacted a Japanese biochemist, asking him to supply me with a small sample of a substance to test for possible amnestic effect in the chicks.

You have not been afraid to ignite my amorous fury, how can you expect me to believe you now, when you pretend to fear it, and when I am only asking you to let me touch a thing, which, if it be as you say, will only disgust me?

Delilah came to you asking Jovah to identify her angelico, did the god speak plainly?

To his relief, Angelina remained silent and allowed them to get out of town before she started asking questions.