Some years earlier, he had asked several people to invest in a gold mine he had in Death Valley.

VOA: special.2011.08.03

After supper Paul asked his father if he could visit a friend to get some help with his arithmetic.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

In fifteen-oh-eight, Pope Julius the Second asked Raphael to cover the walls and ceiling of some of the Pope's private living areas.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

These were some of the questions Charles Darwin asked himself over years of research in botany,zoology and geology.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

Some students even pay for them. But NACE says ninety-two percent of the employers it asked had plans to hire interns this year.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

In nineteen thirty-five, the president of Purdue University in Indiana asked Amelia to do some work there.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

By some strange, lucky accident, he was asked no questions but those I made him study.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

They say he often asked why some plants grew better in different areas of the farm.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

The researchers asked more than eight hundred undergraduates if they agreed or disagreed with some statements.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

By some strange,lucky accident, he was asked no questions but those I made him study.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

You might say,for example, that your heart was in your mouth when you asked a bank to lend you some money to pay for a new house.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

"Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey we have traveled together and the future of our nation."

VOA: special.2009.01.17

Now... Now, I don't knowanything about that, but some of those people asked me if I could help them out.

VOA: standard.other

But,when asked about the prospect of negotiating with the Taliban, Blair indicated that some local Taliban elements might be approachable.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

When asked about the dour title, Slaid explained that some of the songs on the album were inspired by a new exercise program.

VOA: standard.2009.04.21

All air travelers arriving asked in the United States now face some measure of increased scrutiny.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

"We asked,for instance, how voters felt about some of his programs and again, they are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.03