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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asking then" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to indicate a sequence of actions or thoughts, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "I was confused about the situation, asking then if anyone had more information."
Alternatives: "inquiring at that point" or "questioning at that time".
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The question people were asking then was a natural one – why attempt to keep a dead language alive?
If most of these reserves are unburnable, they are asking, then what does that say about the true value of carbon-dependent companies?
"You see the mover reach past someone to turn on the lights without asking, then open the fridge, open the cupboards," he recalled recently.
Say you'll get back to the person asking, then use that time to think clearly about whether to say yes or no.
We shouldn't just be asking, then, whether the successful implementation of a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan will make us safer than other, less troop- and resource-intensive operations, but how much safer?
Edmund, whose gentle demeanour disguises a strong mind, ignored the barrage of distractions that accompanied his return from a bathroom break to contest the fifth set and broke at the first time of asking, then held his nerve in the fading light against a backdrop of loud French interruptions at key moments.
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He said yesterday he remembers asking then-House Speaker Jim Wright for permission to break with tradition in 1987.
What exactly happened with Trump apparently asking then-FBI Director James B. Comey for leniency for former national security adviser Michael Flynn?
'It's not for me to say if obstruction' Jump to media player Did President Trump obstruct justice when asking then-FBI chief James Comey about Michael Flynn investigation?
Back in April, the Secret Service reportedly detained a correspondent from The Daily Tarheel for asking then-presidential-candidate Newt Gingrich the wrong question.
And a petition with over 125,000 signatures was sent to the White House asking then-President Obama to pardon Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, who was also convicted for his alleged involvement in the killing of Halbach.
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