Example sentences of "[pers pn] asked [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | In my own section , towards the middle of the cloakroom , I saw to my horror two lines of girls staring at me and giggling , and as I came near , one of them asked in a sarcastic voice where I came from . |
2 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Eventually I asked for a transfer , but could n't get one , so I stayed and now I 'm glad I did . ’ |
7 | 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 . |
8 | I asked for a priest . |
9 | I asked for a cigarette . |
10 | ‘ I asked for a biography of a dead scientist , not a list of missile sites . ’ |
11 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
12 | 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 ? |
13 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
14 | The reason I asked for a preserved pension obviously to see whether there was any preserved benefits . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | I asked on a hunch . |
17 | I asked after a pause . |
18 | I asked after a long pause . |
19 | I asked after a silence . |
20 | I asked after a moment . |
21 | I asked in a you-don't-have-to-tell-me-anything-about-Carol voice , with an I'm-on-your-side sort of sigh . |
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 . |