Example sentences of "he [verb] asked for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more . |
| 2 | And at Old Trafford yesterday , Cantona denied that he had asked for a transfer or that his working relationship with Wilkinson had suffered any breakdown . |
| 3 | He pushed the door open and wished he had asked for a candle . |
| 4 | It was n't as if he had asked for a fee , he had gone to the school for nothing , out of the goodness of his heart . |
| 5 | It struck me as odd at the time , and when Harry Collins told me that he had asked for a morning appointment it seemed even odder . ’ |
| 6 | On his way to the office he had asked for a thermos of coffee to be sent to him and two mugs and a bowl of sugar and some milk . |