Example sentences of "was asked [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was now once again resolved that two professors should be appointed , and the medical committee was asked to arrange a plan for their appointment and to define their duties . |
| 2 | One member of each pair was asked to describe a drawing for their partner to draw — the casters ' may not have been the most successful — but it certainly proved to be the funniest ! |
| 3 | STUART RILEY , a marketing specialist at the University of Lancaster , recognised his role in industrial change when he was asked to wear a suit for factory visits . |
| 4 | STUART RILEY , a marketing specialist at the University of Lancaster , recognised his role in industrial change when he was asked to wear a suit for factory visits . |
| 5 | Mr Wood recalled an incident last year when the Stokesley group was asked to find a site for the release of a badger which had been taken to Throckley . |
| 6 | Very soon after Michael 's retirement he was asked to chair a review for government . |
| 7 | The new product was created when Redland was asked to develop a paver for the Wakefield Cathedral Precinct scheme which would exactly match Wakefield Cathedral 's Yorkstone fabric . |