Example sentences of "[be] asking [prep] [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 | erm if you 're asking about the twinning off erm compared with spending on recreation , or on erm environmental health or something , well yes , of course , we do have to make choices . |
| 7 | But you you 're asking in a more open way . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | When scientists ask why something happens , they are asking for a general causal account . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ We are asking for a temporary reprieve . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Comrades , what we are asking of the Party is quite simple , the extension of democracy . |
| 18 | … at the same time they should be getting the children to ask themselves the same questions that the staff are asking about the work . |
| 19 | If we are asking about the growth of political stability in England , and how and when it was established , a multi-layered explanation of different factors — each with their own chronologies — would be required . |
| 20 | This series has answered the detailed questions people are asking about the Health Service , about Yugoslavia and so on . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | ‘ I am asking for a mandate from the supporters and shareholders to put me on the board . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm asking about the terms . ’ |
| 25 | Anyway I 've got a question , I 'm asking about the , the availability of a green spray can |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I 'm sorry , I 'm asking for an answer really , yes or no . |
| 29 | This was what the bear-leader seemed to be asking of the passenger he now approached , the man who sat in the seat next to the doors . |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |