Example sentences of "[be] asking for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This month we 're asking for a little more . |
| 2 | You 're asking for a slap . ’ |
| 3 | They 're asking for a donation of twenty thousand pounds , put that in the context of nearly say six hundred , six hund sorry five hundred and forty thousand pounds that they 're spending , and maybe ninety thousand pounds English Heritage are spending , they 're asking for us to fund the shortfall . |
| 4 | We 're asking for a union campaign , and I 've got to applaud Mick and APEX at the APEX conference , we are at the forefront of this issue , we 've worked hard with that family , Jenny and Peter to bring this issue to the , to national attention , through that , our Euro M P , through Denise there , Denise has brought it into Europe . |
| 5 | you 're asking for the comprehension of the word . |
| 6 | Instead , they are asking for no compulsory redundancies , and are arguing with BR management about whether this can fairly be interpreted as asking for jobs for a lifetime . |
| 7 | When scientists ask why something happens , they are asking for a general causal account . |
| 8 | Instead , we are asking for a frank and open debate within our own union and on that basis , and on that basis alone , will the Northern Region support the Report . |
| 9 | Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate . |
| 10 | A number of councillors are asking for a judicial review of an RUC decision not to give them the go-ahead to get personal protection weapons . |
| 11 | ‘ We are asking for a temporary reprieve . ’ |
| 12 | Thanks very much colleagues , er , that concludes the debate , but the C E C are er , are recommending exceptions of every motion , but in respect of some are asking for a statement to be made so I call Mick to respond . |
| 13 | When you are connected , be clear and confident in your manner when you are asking for the person you want to speak to and in announcing yourself : ‘ Good afternoon , this is Kate Farmer from Witcombe & Co . |
| 14 | AN appeal has gone out from Buxton Opera House where organisers of the BNFL-backed Questfest are asking for the loan of a Clavinova electric piano full-size keyboard . |
| 15 | As clerk to the local Parish Council I should like to point out that Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have been asking for a footpath along this stretch of highway for the last twenty years . |
| 16 | And as Morse opened his passenger door , he stood for a while looking up at the Pole Star , and asking himself the question he had been asking for the past two hours : was there any way in which Downes could still have been the murderer after all ? |
| 17 | ‘ I am asking for a mandate from the supporters and shareholders to put me on the board . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’ |
| 19 | At least accident should occur so I 'm asking for a review of those to see if we ha we are buying the right vehicle or not . |
| 20 | I 'm sorry , I 'm asking for an answer really , yes or no . |
| 21 | John MacLean , the Llanelli chairman and a national representative of the WRU , said : ‘ I 'm disappointed with the decision and I shall be asking for a detailed explanation of the management committee 's decision . ’ |
| 22 | Although the plan has been superimposed over an existing plan , erm , to be charitable it 's at best confusing , erm , my feeling is that in actual fact the plan there does n't actually show us , well enough , and you may consider that we ought to be asking for a much clearer plan before we make a decision . |
| 23 | She added that she would be asking for a meeting on Monday with a minister from the Foreign Office . |
| 24 | If you 're going to be asking for a |
| 25 | It concludes that the APB ‘ may well be asking for the impossible ’ . |
| 26 | In the year 2025 , people will be asking for the look of 1992 ! . ’ |
| 27 | It is partly that the teachers were asking for a depth of cataloguing , a level of retrieval , that is very expensive . |
| 28 | Basically this calls for an identification of present requirements and an assessment of likely requirements over the next 5 years , subject to review/upgrading in year 6 ; it may be that our letter conveyed the impression that we were asking for a ‘ 12-year plan ’ , this is not the case . |
| 29 | Virgin offered to improve the deal still further to a 75–25 split , but Miles Copeland , Sting 's manager , flatly refused , ostensibly because Virgin were asking for the length of the contract to be extended to include the publishing rights to more albums . |
| 30 | Did anyone see in the papers that Shez is asking for a transfer from the Wednesday pigs on account of the pay he 's getting . |