Example Sentences
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"But when you're not offering market access, the onus is more on the demander -- in this case, the United States -- to show these other countries that there are benefits."
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023
“Est-ce qu’ils vont me demander un autographe? Est-ce qu’ils vont m’arrêter?”
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
Friar John "venait dans notre village demander des œufs, de la laine, du chanvre, des fruits à chaque saison."
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
"Mais, Monsieur——" "Si vous disputez," said Berry gravely, "vous ne l'aurez pas seulement où le poulet a reçu la hache, mais je n'aurai pas de choix mais de vous demander de retourner à vos b-b-b-boeufs."
From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford
Alors j'allai demander à l'ambassadeur que, quand il iroit saluer le karman, il me permît de me joindre à sa suite, et il me promit.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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