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Usages of be
Sykehuset ber alle pasienter beholde sin kvittering for medisinen.
The hospital asks all patients to keep their receipt for the medicine.
Når støynivået stiger, tar vaktene ansvar og ber DJ-en dempe musikken.
When the noise level rises, the guards take responsibility and ask the DJ to lower the music.
Legen ber meg hente helsekortet før jeg bestiller ny time.
The doctor asks me to fetch the health card before I book a new appointment.
Han ber oss vise hensyn etter klokken ti.
He asks us to show consideration after ten o’clock.
Læreren ber oss se fremover, ikke bakover, når vi øver uttale.
The teacher asks us to look forward, not backward, when we practice pronunciation.
Jeg liker når læreren ber oss bruke fantasi og ikke bare skrive om virkelighet.
I like when the teacher asks us to use imagination and not only write about reality.
Instruktøren ber oss sitte i en sirkel på gulvet.
The instructor asks us to sit in a circle on the floor.
Instruktøren ber oss senke skuldrene og puste dypt inn.
The instructor asks us to lower our shoulders and breathe in deeply.
Læreren ber oss være kritiske, men også diskrete når vi kommenterer hverandres tekster.
The teacher asks us to be critical, but also discreet when we comment on each other’s texts.
Hvis et dokument mangler, ber kontoret oss sende et nytt vedlegg eller en tydeligere kopi.
If a document is missing, the office asks us to send a new attachment or a clearer copy.
Sykepleieren ber de pårørende vente i et stille rom.
The nurse asks the relatives to wait in a quiet room.
Sykepleieren svarer smilende og ber oss vente i et stille rom.
The nurse answers with a smile and asks us to wait in a quiet room.
Rådgiveren ber oss vente et øyeblikk.
The advisor asks us to wait a moment.
Avsenderen ba meg la være å kaste pakkelappen før de hadde fått den i retur på postkontoret.
The sender asked me not to throw away the parcel label before they had received it back at the post office.
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