Example sentences of "he [modal v] ask for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said if Rocastle felt he had no future at Leeds he should ask for a transfer . |
| 2 | He thought and then said easily , " She was wondering whether there was a chance he might ask for a transfer now that Howarth has been in post a year . |
| 3 | If it were a cart then he could ask for a lift and go to the city where there was shelter and plenty to eat . |
| 4 | If there was general agreement , he could ask for a suspension of Anglo-Irish conference meetings from next month , beginning talks before the summer recess . |
| 5 | GLAFCOS Clerides , elected president of Cyprus with hardline backing , said yesterday he would ask for a postponement in UN-sponsored peace talks . |
| 6 | Asked whether he would ask for a postponement of the talks Mr Clerides said : ‘ This was my position in the election campaign , and it still stands . ’ |
| 7 | Much earlier at the last supper Jesus had promised that when he returned to God , he would ask for a gift to be sent to his friends . |
| 8 | A copy of the report must also be sent to him at the same time that it is sent to the Secretary of State , and he then has twenty-one days in which to decide whether he will ask for a review board to examine the whole matter in public . |