Sentence examples for asked not a from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "asked not a" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a meaning similar to "did not ask a," but it is not a conventional construction.
Example: "He asked not a single question during the meeting."
Alternatives: "did not ask a" or "asked no".

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And Greyston keeps up a founding principle — hiring its 75 workers on a first-come-first-served basis, no questions asked, not a small thing in a hard-pressed city with more than its share of homeless people, drug addicts and ex-convicts.

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