Example sentences of "[pron] ask for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If you like heavy bedding make sure you ask for an extra quilt .
2 We asked for an extra day , and that was fine .
3 Obviously unwilling , he asked for an absurd sum for doing so , but eventually Omar settled with him for a reasonable amount .
4 He asked for an Irish song of love and loss .
5 He asked for an urgent meeting with Colonel Easterhouse .
6 When he asked for an artificial leg for his newly amputated right leg he was told not only that he could n't have one , but he 'd also have to give up his existing left false leg , which he 'd had for six years .
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