Example sentences of "be asking for a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're asking for a donation of twenty thousand pounds , put that in the context of nearly say six hundred , six hund sorry five hundred and forty thousand pounds that they 're spending , and maybe ninety thousand pounds English Heritage are spending , they 're asking for us to fund the shortfall . |
| 2 | ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’ |
| 3 | At least accident should occur so I 'm asking for a review of those to see if we ha we are buying the right vehicle or not . |
| 4 | It is partly that the teachers were asking for a depth of cataloguing , a level of retrieval , that is very expensive . |
| 5 | On 22 June , when the Prime Minister was asking for a corps of at least 5,000 parachutists , the commando idea was moving in a number of directions . |