Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] ask for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is our usual practice to ask for a payment in advance of costs and thereafter to submit an interim bill every six months . |
| 2 | Is he aware that the chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , has deplored any possible demise of the Apex Trust , that the Archbishop of Canterbury is raising private funds for the trust and that the Secretary of State received an all-party delegation to ask for a rescue package for it ? |
| 3 | Secondly , the hon. Gentleman asked for a change of policy that would ensure that , before people were discharged from long-stay hospitals , proper provision was made for them in the community . |
| 4 | JOHN Z. DeLOREAN , facing drug charges in the US following the collapse of his Northern Ireland sports-car firm , this week asked for a reduction in bail because he is short of money . |
| 5 | At that point Wendy Handy 's seven year old daughter asked for a drink . |
| 6 | ‘ What I hope will come out of the book is this : the Americans have a joint US/Russian commission which is looking into the matter , and I think it is about time that the British government asked for a seat on that commission . |
| 7 | On the standing charges regarding motion three eight four for the rent-free telephones for our senior citizens it is really an extension of three seventy but the C E C asks to while you , while you accept this resolution ask for a qualification on the motion . |
| 8 | For further information ask for a leaflet ‘ Your Electricity Bill and How to Cope ’ which is available free from electricity shops . |
| 9 | A dying man asked for a chair to be placed by his bedside , because he sensed that Jesus Christ was sitting beside him in the darkness throughout the night . |
| 10 | A white woman asks for a bath , and they go and give her the key to the bathroom , things like that . |
| 11 | ‘ I came across a very bewildered woman asking for a cigarette and I asked her where she lived and took her home . |
| 12 | But he thought it a reasonable request to ask for a route and he took himself away to Tara 's great map room to procure maps for them . |
| 13 | A bitterly-upset Goodway asked for a move after being left out of Wigan 's squad for last night 's game at Sheffield . |
| 14 | You 're quite right , though — it 's a good idea to ask for a breakdown of charges first and , if you 're not happy , shop around . |
| 15 | One branch asked for a dispensation . |
| 16 | It was one thing to ask for a reference , quite another to throw herself , bag and baggage , on the lady 's mercy ! |
| 17 | One dealer asked for a hamburger . |
| 18 | N now then , the other thing is when Dennis Healey went to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , he was shout down shouted down , but |
| 19 | I do n't think any MP has ever been to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , actually . |
| 20 | ‘ If in some sort the brothers all stand accused by this present word , ’ said Earl Robert helpfully , ‘ it is they , the humbler children of the household , who have the best right to ask for a name . |
| 21 | In 1984 the WCFBA Plenary Assembly asked for a Synod entirely on the biblical apostolate in the Church . |
| 22 | If this visit is not possible , she should fill in section B or C ( as well as section A ) on the back of the death certificate ( Form BD8 ) issued by the Registrar and send it to her local Social Security Office without delay , and they will send her a claim form ; or she may just write to the local office asking for a claim form for widow 's benefit . |