Sentence examples for a tentative inquiry from inspiring English sources

Chelsea want to add attacking players and Manchester City also made a tentative inquiry for Zaha last month.

The French second division club Monaco had made a tentative inquiry, but he has ultimately been swayed by the prospect of claiming a title in another major European league as well as competing again in the Champions League.

Steve Bruce has had a tentative inquiry for England midfielder Stewart Downing rebuffed by Aston Villa, but is preparing to welcome another left winger to the Stadium of Light as David Miliband is set to join the club in a £50,000-a-year non-executive role following talks with chairman Niall Quinn.

Blackburn have made a tentative inquiry for Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes but were told the player is not for sale.

A nod and a smile when tentative inquiries were made to door staff about the night's mystery performer was all the validation the throngs of giddy punters needed to stay out just a bit longer.

On the machine was her mother's tentative inquiry into Nana's life.

After learning that designing and "stick building" a home could take up to a year, the Tommasones made some tentative inquiries about modular construction.

Last month, the People's History Museum in Manchester, home to an archive of Labour-party history, made tentative inquiries into acquiring the stone for its collection – which includes the coat Michael Foot wore at the cenotaph in 1981 – but everybody they spoke to denied any knowledge of the Ed Stone's fate.

In November, the People's History Museum in Manchester, home to an archive of Labour party history, made tentative inquiries into acquiring the Ed Stone for its collection – which includes the coat Michael Foot wore at the cenotaph in 1981 – but those they spoke to in the party denied any knowledge of the monument's fate.

According to reports, the East Midlands club made tentative inquiries about his willingness to return to the club where he made his name as a manager but his loyalties to the Republic of Ireland appear to have proved too tall a hurdle for Rudkin to leap.

Associate director Andy Scott said: "We've had two or three tentative inquiries, one of which looks quite promising".