Example sentences of "[noun sg] asked for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In July 1947 , the Ministry asked for a statement concerning the hospital premises and funds . |
| 2 | The buyer asked for a copy of the restrictions ; they were not forthcoming , the seller having no copy . |
| 3 | One branch asked for a dispensation . |
| 4 | His Superintendent asked for a priest to go to the island of Molokai where a colony of lepers lived in appalling conditions . |
| 5 | The developer asked for a set of QA listings to assess for himself if the person assigned to QA would approve the package . |
| 6 | To support his claim the Council asked for an ‘ amicable grant ’ — an unparliamentary levy of one-sixth on the income of the laity and one-third on the income of the clergy . |
| 7 | The Queen asked for a three-month cooling off period . |
| 8 | I took my TV to be repaired and the shop asked for a £35 deposit which I paid . |
| 9 | In 1984 the WCFBA Plenary Assembly asked for a Synod entirely on the biblical apostolate in the Church . |
| 10 | Secondly , the hon. Gentleman asked for a change of policy that would ensure that , before people were discharged from long-stay hospitals , proper provision was made for them in the community . |
| 11 | A bitterly-upset Goodway asked for a move after being left out of Wigan 's squad for last night 's game at Sheffield . |
| 12 | On being told that the men still unaccounted for could not be contacted by the trapped men , the Manager asked for a volunteer to go down from the surface and search inwards from the main shaft . |
| 13 | JOHN Z. DeLOREAN , facing drug charges in the US following the collapse of his Northern Ireland sports-car firm , this week asked for a reduction in bail because he is short of money . |
| 14 | A dying man asked for a chair to be placed by his bedside , because he sensed that Jesus Christ was sitting beside him in the darkness throughout the night . |
| 15 | ‘ If Chief Justice Fortescue asked for a report , we could pose many questions and few solutions , Sir John . ’ |
| 16 | At that point Wendy Handy 's seven year old daughter asked for a drink . |
| 17 | ‘ British Gas asked for a wide-ranging review in order to clarify our regulatory environment and develop a clear way ahead for the future . |
| 18 | The public prosecutor asked for a four-year sentence , but the judge sent Meyer to jail for six years . |
| 19 | ‘ What I hope will come out of the book is this : the Americans have a joint US/Russian commission which is looking into the matter , and I think it is about time that the British government asked for a seat on that commission . |
| 20 | Only 11 people turned up but the football team-sized audience asked for an encore and Charman summed it up as ‘ Good . ’ |
| 21 | The bank asked for an independent appraisal . |
| 22 | It was probably unconnected , but the superintendent nurse asked for an extra scrubber for the male side , and the temporary appointment was approved . |
| 23 | The petitioner asked for an order not to remove from care and control of petitioner . |
| 24 | On Nov. 8 a UN human rights panel asked for an official explanation why the Oufkir family and the left-wing leader Abraham Serfaty were still imprisoned . |
| 25 | When Mr Adley , along with Mr Gore-Booth and others , was asked to help restore relations with Syria last year , before the outbreak of war , he and the Foreign Office asked for a specific promise that Mrs Thatcher would not intervene again — and got it . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm Too Sexy ’ borrows one section from Jimi Hendrix 's ‘ 3rd Stone From The Sun ’ ( Hendrix 's estate asked for an ‘ inspiration ’ credit rather than money , apparently because they 're most keen for people to be directed to his music ) . |
| 27 | Defendants Malcolm Packford and David Cooper were n't in court — their defence solicitor asked for an adjournment in their absence . |
| 28 | One dealer asked for a hamburger . |