Example sentences of "[noun pl] and ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | THOSE OF you who remember Sly & Robbie 's so-called golden period , when students would approach reggae DJs and ask for ‘ something by Sly & Robbie ’ when the DJ had already been playing records driven by them all night , had better get used to some changes . |
| 2 | This might be because it will give you , the teacher , more confidence in what you 're doing , in which case the simplest way is to discuss the likely roles and ask for volunteers before the drama proper begins . |
| 3 | As they bargain they can now stop the drama and turn ( out of role ) to their peers and ask for help . |
| 4 | If you look at the report , White Paper , you 'll notice that it 's sticking to a , a freezing of the nineteen-ninety levels by the year two thousand and five , and you may feel that you would like to see this country come more into line with the other E E C countries and ask for a freezing by the year two thousand . |
| 5 | If you suspect , for example , that your neighbour intends to build on your land , or if your windows are going to be blocked so that no light can get through , or if an unreasonable nuisance is going to be caused , then your last hope may be to go to the courts and ask for an injunction . |
| 6 | ‘ The aim is that the foundation will go and talk with the people of this region who have big farms , or business people and explain to them special projects and ask for funds . ’ |
| 7 | The one drawback to the Beka'a Video Club was that Abu Salim , who 'd asked us to give him English lessons , would come down with a list of words and phrases he 'd noted while watching the films and ask for an explanation , his main interest was obscene vocabulary . |
| 8 | ‘ Mr Lilley should go to any city in this country and try to live with nothing … find how degrading it is to go to those places and ask for blankets and ask for food . ’ |
| 9 | A bitter wind form the Elburz Mountains sweeps around two 707s parked in front of the low , white , thickly carpeted Imperial Pavilion where , in happier days , the Shah of Iran welcomed or bade farewell to the monarchs and statesmen who came to pay him court , nurture his ambitions and ask for alliances , money or other tokens of his kingship . |
| 10 | ‘ Mr Lilley should go to any city in this country and try to live with nothing … find how degrading it is to go to those places and ask for blankets and ask for food . ’ |
| 11 | We read and experimented until we could stride into builders ' suppliers and ask for one-way cistern inlet valves , 1.5 mm triplecore insulated or three-inch steel angle brackets , just as though we had been born knowing all about it , like men ! |
| 12 | And let me tell you this : should you in any way try to get in touch with me , even go to the partners and ask for my whereabouts , I swear before God — ‘ He now raised his hand in a dramatic fashion and paused before he added , ‘ See , I 'm taking an oath . |
| 13 | But instead of simply struggling in embarrassment they can turn to their advisers and ask for help : " What do I say now ? " , |
| 14 | Though we do not form the bulk of the market , I would like to speak for all discerning professionals and ask for a ‘ top end of the market ’ service , where quality comes first . |
| 15 | It was the kind of loose description a teacher might hand out to a class of pupils and ask for drawings based on its inspiration . |
| 16 | Collectively , these statutes enable the police to stop and search suspects and ask for personal details , to enter forcibly and search private properties , to detain suspects for questioning for up to 72 hours and to use as much discretion as they require to impose bans or conditions on marches or assemblies . |
| 17 | Keep away from the fried batter and won-ton pastry dishes and ask for steamed or boiled rice . |