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Example sentences of "[adv] to ask for [art] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	We must rely , as heretofore , upon the social acumen of the judges ; but at the same time we are entitled perhaps to ask for a little more boldness in the formulation of principles .
2	Having to laugh when everyone else does so as not to appear stupid , hoping no one would be shrewd enough to ask for an explanation .
3	I also suggested that Britons should be urged not to ask for a chance to look at the remains until the situation improves .
4	Rincewind decided not to ask for the return of his five remaining rhinu .
5	Bettinson , a director of education in Stockport , had booked an appointment with his superior yesterday to ask for the unpaid leave he would have needed to complete the tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand next summer .
6	Bettinson , a director of education in Stockport , had booked an appointment with his superior yesterday to ask for the unpaid leave he would have needed to complete the tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand next summer .
7	I phoned up and I got phone up to ask for the information right ?
8	‘ I 'm here to ask for a divorce .
9	Lawyers acting for the 14 nuns are due to see a judge in chambers today to ask for a judicial review which would effectively prevent ministry officials carrying out the slaughter at Our Lady of the Passion Monastery near Daventry .
10	Are you painting the pictures when you 're asking the questions ? if you could , fine , good empathy , you doing a good fact find , right let's do a presentation shall we , let's see erm , ooh , you do n't know how to ask for the order do you ?
11	But he had little reason yet to ask for a search warrant and Mr Simpson would go purple in the face and throw every legal book in his considerable library at him if he so much as tried .
12	But Athey himself , or a county wanting to sign him and Derbyshire are reportedly interested can now approach the TCCB again to ask for a special exemption .