"By the way, the deputy down the road asked me to pass on the message that he'd like more."

Only once did the deputy Turn to me and ask, "Just what is it we're looking for?"

One deputy asked in exasperation, "Is this really the most important problem we have?"

The deputies approached the car and asked the driver to get out, which he did.

The deputy asked if he could see it, and the rest of our little group left Sonny alone to continue his eye exercises.

The deputies asked (him) if he was going to look the next time.

When the deputies called and asked who lived there, the person who answered said he would check.

The deputy asked that he be met at the station with a videocamera, according to the report.

A deputy just dropped in and asked if anyone'd seen her; then he sat around and had coffee.