Example sentences of "[adv] ask for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Letourneau , the Vietnamese looked on concessions as weakness and would only ask for more . |
| 2 | Joaquim Lobato said angrily , ‘ I did not ask for that . ’ |
| 3 | You can not ask for more than that . |
| 4 | I did not ask for more money — I was in Bayreuth at the time . ’ |
| 5 | She would not ask for any further exchange of nuclear information , but she must be released from her obligation not to use the knowledge she already possessed in seeking collaboration with other partners . |
| 6 | ‘ He did not ask for any special treatment . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 8 | Moreover , when nineteenth-century feminists demanded equal education and employment opportunities for single women , they did not ask for any special consideration to be extended to women on account of their reproductive role . |
| 9 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 10 | ‘ But I can not ask for any more from the players than the performances they are giving me and one or two are starting to show their true form . ’ |
| 11 | If the so-called specialist does not ask for this information then retreat rapidly and find someone else who does . |
| 12 | Do n't you ever ask for any proof of identification ? |
| 13 | Although Laura would phone Jacqui every day she would usually ask for another dress ‘ along the same lines ’ . |
| 14 | If the training set also includes cats , dogs and cows , then we could not always ask for these values . |
| 15 | Who would possibly ask for more ? |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sure we could let you out for that , McAllister , ’ Dr Neil had said , only for Sally-Anne to murmur modestly that since she was already well treated for time off she could not possibly ask for more . |
| 17 | So what d' you reckon I should reasonably ask for that thing then ? |
| 18 | If the person taking the blood sample is asked for what purpose it is being taken and replies that it is for an HIV antibody test , a person who does not wish an HIV antibody test to be done should expressly say so , and should also ask for this refusal to be entered in their medical records . |
| 19 | But I could n't honestly ask for that because it was n't the purpose of our plan . |
| 20 | that 's why all these people can now ask for more money . |
| 21 | ‘ I would put our chances at 50–50 — and you ca n't really ask for more than that . |
| 22 | ‘ For God 's sake , I did n't ask for all that . |
| 23 | Ca n't ask for much more than that . |
| 24 | You really could n't ask for much more at this price . |
| 25 | You really could n't ask for much more at this price . |
| 26 | You ca n't ask for much more . |
| 27 | I think it would be very helpful to the panel to know what proportion of that thirty six thousand is within the district , within the Greater York area , do n't ask for that to be done now , because it may well involve some difficult arithmetic , perhaps it 's tonight 's homework . |
| 28 | Got a got a pair of twos there ee by heck ! for four and a pair is six well I think I 'll have I 'm afraid two eights , two o , two eights , two tens and then nine did n't ask for that but I had to throw a pair of twos away for that and go in there you go . |
| 29 | Well we did n't ask for that . |
| 30 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |