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Example sentences for "then asked"

  • The report from the schoolmaster had been very favourable and Captain Delmar then asked me, for the first time, if I would like to be a sailor.

  • We then asked to go to bed, and were shown by the crimp into a room which had about fourteen beds in it.

  • He then asked me a great many more questions, about the captain, the officers, the ship, and myself; to all of which I answered in a guarded way.

  • I then asked, "What must be the nature of that religion by which a man is saved?

  • I then asked, "Do you know anything more respecting the wisdom of your husbands which gives you delight?

  • I then asked, "Why did the little boy call you Maidens of the fountain?

  • I then asked, "Since conjugial love dwells there, where then does conjugial cold dwell?

  • I then asked whether he believed in a hell, and described it by pointing to the fire.

  • I then asked where he thought he should go after death.

  • I then asked him to sit down; and judging that he had sufficiently felt the lash of the law, I preached the gospel to him.

  • Outside, Rick explained that the girls were missing, then asked, "Can you get the plane frequency on your receiver?

  • He threw the scrambler switch, then asked anxiously, "Yes, Steve?

  • He gave Steve the information Jerry had collected, then asked, "Isn't this proof of something?

  • We then asked him, "Did he tell you that?

  • He is then asked if he knows the signatures of any other people, and he says "Yes.

  • He then asked me if I had done anything further since I had left him.

  • We then asked Mr. Burroughs, "Did Mr. Rehm ever give you such notice?

  • He then asked me for my father's name, Christian name and profession.

  • He then asked me about my past illnesses, and inquired into the health of my father, mother, and grand-parents.

  • He then asked me how many days I had still to do, and I told him that twelve days remained.

  • He then asked me for my penknife and proceeded to unrip the bag, and took out of it a large piece of paper closely folded up.

  • He then asked whether I understood Portuguese; the man said I understood it, but that he believed I spoke French and Italian better.

  • He then asked: 'What is meant by the lion and the unicorn which I saw the other day on the coat of arms over the door of the English consul at St. Uves?

  • Peter gasped, and was silent for a while; then asked: "Did you see her dead?

  • She thought a moment, then asked: "The bribe is great, but how would you do that?

  • Isabella smiled a little, then asked: "And how came you to Spain, Señor Peter Brome?

  • The king bowed, then asked: "Does any one dispute this title and description?

  • She hesitated a moment, then asked, in return, "Is the property near Rome a residence?

  • Balthasar gave the Greek and the Hindoo a look, then asked, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

  • After they had left the room, Palmer asked me to make two more pills, similar to those on the previous night, which I did, and he then asked me to write the directions on a slip of paper, and I gave the pills to Palmer.

  • I asked him how he was, and he replied that he was no worse; and he then asked me if I had ever seen any one in such agony as he was the night before, and I told him I never had.

  • I then asked him to get or make me some strychnia, as we were much annoyed in our new house with cats, but he refused.

  • I then asked him if he had been at Slough last night, and he said, ‘No, I did not leave town all day yesterday.

  • He then asked me, "Is there any one who is longer lived than thou?

  • I then asked Mr. Langton, privately, if he had any objection to belong to a society of which there might be a committee for the abolition of the Slave Trade.

  • I then asked him, if he would keep a journal of facts during his voyage, as it would enable him to speak more correctly, in case he should be called upon for his testimony.

  • He then asked me why I had not published my prize essay.

  • I then asked him, whether, upon the whole, he thought he had judged prudently, or whether the prospect of thus enabling himself to become independent, would counterbalance the uneasiness which might arise in future?

  • He then asked if any man in our company lived near this place.

  • We then asked him if he would assist us and he said he would, but we must be very careful to evade the northern soldiers on guard and not let them see him as if they suspected him they would probably kill him and burn his home.

  • We then asked them to tell where our horses were.

  • Going softly along the tanbark path, and stopping within a pace of him, she waited to see if he would turn; then asked: "Were you watching the sunset?

  • Awhile longer the old gentleman walked with bowed head, then asked: "Why your abstraction, sir?

  • Permit me," he said, then asked, "Is there not an island hereabouts called Prinkipo?

  • The passenger reflected a moment, then asked, "Resorting to the oars, when can we reach the city?

  • Of the Admiral, he then asked, "We were to set out in return about noon, were we not?

  • He then asked whether I understood Portuguese; the man said I understood it, but he believed that I spoke French and Italian better.

  • He then asked me my name, and taking a sheet of paper, sat down as if for the purpose of writing the permission.

  • He then asked for my penknife, and having unripped the bag, took out a large piece of paper closely folded up.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "then asked" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    cannot endure; general counsel; then add; then another; then bake; then cover; then draw; then expanded; then gave; then governor; then like; then made; then marched; then more; then must; then ordered; then placed; then proceed; then proceeded; then ready for use; then returned; then rinse; then rising; then take; then told; then turn