Jackson was grateful for Van Buren's help, and asked him to come to Washington to serve as secretary of state.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

She was poor. But she never said 'no' to a hungry person who came to her farm and asked for food.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

And an old monk came to me and asked in a kind voice if I was hungry.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

In eighteen seventy-seven, Edgar Degas came to her studio and asked her to join his group of artists who called themselves the Independents.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Then Andy took a large amount of money out of his pocket and asked Jeff to put it together with the other money.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

He rang the bell and asked for fresh flowers to be sent quickly to his rooms.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

More than once, I went down on my knees and asked God to help me decide.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

A reporter for United Press International called the FBI and asked them for the names of the "toughest guys" that the agency wanted to capture.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

He had left his laboratory in the care of his assistant, washed the chemicals from his hands and asked a beautiful woman to become his wife.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

One by one she touched things and asked their name.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

U.N.humanitarian chief John Holmes, met with government officials in the capital and asked for immediate humanitarian access to the combat zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

I told her what I was doing and asked her what she was doing and told her howI thought about her always.

VOA: standard.other

Authorities said an FBI agent, posing as a Cuban intelligence officer, contacted the Myers in April and asked them to obtain information for Havana.

VOA: standard.2009.06.06

Two thousand passengers and several hundred crew members will be screened for swine flu and asked to isolate themselves at home for a week.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30