Example sentences of "[pron] asked for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
| 2 | I asked for a bowl , there was an embarrassed silence when no one moved to my aid ( thinking I felt sick ! ) — and my waters soaked the kitchen floor . |
| 3 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 4 | The last time I preached on the New Age before writing this chapter , I asked for a show of hands from those who had heard of it . |
| 5 | Eventually I asked for a transfer , but could n't get one , so I stayed and now I 'm glad I did . ’ |
| 6 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
| 7 | I asked for a priest . |
| 8 | I asked for a cigarette . |
| 9 | ‘ I asked for a biography of a dead scientist , not a list of missile sites . ’ |
| 10 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
| 11 | If the code is kept under review , is there any intention to issue an updated version with any alterations to the 1987 edition which is the one that was supplied to me when I asked for a copy ? |
| 12 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
| 13 | The reason I asked for a preserved pension obviously to see whether there was any preserved benefits . |
| 14 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |
| 15 | After all , the main reason I asked for an assistant was because of the danger of an epidemic of polio . |
| 16 | I asked for an application form for Scheduled Monument Consent because British Waterways have agreed that ‘ Spokes ’ can undertake repairs to the towpath of the Union Canal , in the Hermiston area . |
| 17 | I have , I asked for an extension because like , in , in light of my present mathematical ne , need for seriousness , for seriously doing a hell of a lot of maths homework |
| 18 | The successful schemes were unsentimental and transcended the apparent dilemma posed by the design brief which asked for a building which related to preformed and powerful sensibilities and beliefs about life and death and which is also required to be effectively energy conscious . |
| 19 | Apart from Mr Patten , four other ministers have lost their Cabinet posts : former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker , who is believed to have refused an offer to take over as Welsh Secretary ; Tom King from Defence , who asked for a break from office four months ago ; Peter Brooke from Northern Ireland ; and Lord Waddington , former leader of the Lords . |
| 20 | The mixture of reactionary conservatism and political anti-semitism in the main represented a response of those who asked for a stable hierarchical society based on paternalistic deference . |
| 21 | It was from Dr James Mortimer , who asked for an appointment with Holmes . |
| 22 | ‘ You asked for a particular service . |
| 23 | If you asked for a special audit they would probably welcome it , as an indication that the bank was going to great lengths not to put them out of business . " |
| 24 | ‘ You asked for a double room . ’ |
| 25 | At the meeting of the Transportation Committee on 5 October 1992 you asked for a report on bus services in the Kirknewton area . |
| 26 | You asked for a a few , so we did n't know how many you wanted . |
| 27 | She said she asked for a lift for herself and a male friend as a joke . |
| 28 | She was lifted out of her perch above the engine and made for the customs shed where she asked for a mirror so that she could restore order to her wrecked coiffure before she went into Paris . |
| 29 | She asked for a sign ; some proof to verify her experience . |
| 30 | She had repaid £35 in seven monthly instalments of £5 , when she asked for a second loan . |