"My friends,I ask you to join in this historic journey to have the courage to choose change,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

So I ask you tonight, the people of Massachusetts, to think this through with me.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

And now,before my courage fails, I would ask you, to be mine in marriage.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

Believe me,Giovanni, I did not ask him to do this to you.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

You might ask your brother, "Is it okay if I borrow your car? Or if someone asks you to do something, you might say,Okay,I will. Still,language experts do not agree about where the word came from.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

Sit down if you want to. I didn't know who I might meet or what they might ask.

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- She's right.- You guys are babies. So, I keep thinking that Eric'sgonna ask me to the prom, and then he just doesn't.

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Now, I wanted to ask you,you know, if, you know, it's like a month away, but...

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"I want to thank you and also ask you to show this warmness for the whole duration of the tournament until they leave South Africa."

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

I didn't ask you to pull me outof there, God damn you!

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You should ask Jessica. I know she wants to go with you.

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Nothing is free. So,the reason I make that point is, you cannot ask local elected officials to raise teacher salaries and cut taxes and balance the budget and increase roads.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

I got a very importantquestion to ask you.

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