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Meanings of polite enquiry in English

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Usage of polite enquiry in English
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The young man puts his head on one side in polite enquiry.
The sealed letter
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He had the gall to stand there, polite enquiry on his face.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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It looks to me like a polite enquiry from someone concerned about climate change.
The Guardian
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Joan, after a polite enquiry about the hospital, was silent.
The dark side of the sun
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I interrupted again and this time bitterly, but always in a tone of polite enquiry:
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
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The girl looked at him in polite enquiry.
Active Service
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Luckily, he calls me, and makes a polite enquiry about whether I am planning on arriving.
The Guardian
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The summons was answered by a very neat maid-servant, who looked at her in primly polite enquiry.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
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Jack's eyebrows angled upwards in polite enquiry.
Consequences
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And this is?' His eyes flicked to Imogen again, his features now fixed in an expression of polite enquiry.
The viscount and the virgin
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A polite enquiry was made on a Tuesday and a curious Manoa found himself on a plane to England two days later.
The Guardian
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Every time one meets with another, one should make polite enquiries.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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After some polite enquiries after her health and that of the children, he told them all that he had a piece of news.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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