Sentence examples for bid to ask from inspiring English sources

I seem to remember making the first call to him in a bid to ask him to become business editor but I concede that I had about as much control over editorial matters in my last weeks at the newspaper as King Canute did over the waves lapping at his feet.

She did not make observable bids to ask questions or answer Ms. Davis's questions that targeted the whole class.

Last week, Mesa Air said that it was starting a hostile bid to take over Atlantic Coast by asking shareholders to replace Atlantic Coast's board.

Then, at his third turn, when South was able to invite game with a three-club rebid, North might have cue-bid three diamonds to ask his partner to bid three no-trump with a diamond stopper.

Campanile (South) could not cue-bid four diamonds to ask her partner to chose the trump suit, because that would have promised extra values.

Greco (West) doubled to show values, East cue-bid three spades to ask for a spade stopper, and West converted to three no-trump.

Over three hearts, if North had only three-card support, he could have cue-bid three spades to ask for a spade stopper for three no-trump.

(Partner can bid two no-trump to ask for your minor).

In the given auction, Woods (North) bid four no-trump to ask his partner to choose a minor.

After confirming that he and his partner had all four aces, Smith bid five no-trump to ask for kings and express interest in a grand slam.

You ask whatever you want to ask, bid and bow out if you want and how you want.