Example sentences of "[pers pn] ask [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is important for the children to be medically fit to go , so I ask for a full report from their doctors , ’ says Dr Holmes-Smith . |
| 2 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 3 | Normally I ask for an appointment , but I happened to be passing and saw the lights — and the chopper . |
| 4 | I ask with a grin . |
| 5 | I ask in a spirit of humble inquiry . ’ |
| 6 | I ask after a bit . |
| 7 | In other words , I mean I 'm retired and I mean the point is that my erm experience goes back into the er into the dark ages I can almost say because in these days , you probably realise , I mean if anybody buys a video you do n't ask you do n't look for the book of instructions you ask about a five year old kiddy how to programme it ! |
| 8 | You ask for a chair and four telephone directories and rig up an impromptu table near the only plug — and ask all your prospective clients to turn their heads around . |
| 9 | Your Bristol & West Mortgage Advisor is the ‘ anchorman ’ ( or woman ) for the whole operation — and does a lot more than just give you a ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ when you ask for a mortgage . |
| 10 | Crawling offstage after a mauling , you ask for a glass of wine . |
| 11 | You ask for a spelling of frimble . |
| 12 | Like , if you ask for a bath , they 'll say , ‘ No , you ca n't have a bath . ’ |
| 13 | If you ask for a ‘ general clean ’ you might only get vacuuming and light dusting |
| 14 | Shops in town do n't want to know when you ask for a toilet . |
| 15 | You ask for an extension lead . |
| 16 | If you like heavy bedding make sure you ask for an extra quilt . |
| 17 | Have well considered questions ready for both types of interview which you ask in a logical sequence . |
| 18 | We ask for a plant 's eye view of life and death in a sward and hope ultimately to be able to collect these reductionist observations into statements about the population , the species or even possibly the community . |
| 19 | Now I think , er and I 'm sure that Mrs will , I 've I 've got other information as well , that we could , I , I , I 'd like to recommend that we had an on going petition which could be in Welfare Rights , the Town Hall , The Libraries , but there 's no , I do n't think there 's an opposition to such a thing , whereby we ask for a P D S A clinic in Harlow , I 'm sure there 's room round where they were sit , sited before , and I do n't know , you know , I 'd like to know what Mrs 's thinks , also I 've got information er , a , following lots of phone calls erm there is an organisation called The Blue Cross , they have a clinic in Victoria and they 're , they have a head office in Oxford and they will help if they know the name of the vet and have the invoice and I 'm afraid it 's tested , but they will help pensioner 's and other low paid people to meet there bill 's , so that 's another outcome , while were doing the petition . |
| 20 | The only time a board memorandum might be contemplated is where the Information Memorandum includes forward projections ( typically seeking US buyers ) and we ask for a letter of representation ( see 1103.4 ) . |
| 21 | But that that we ask for an exploration of the feasibility of widening the use of homes into nursing care , very sheltered accommodation , apartment style accommodation etcetera . |
| 22 | Whether this has any foundation in science or whether it reflects the old-fashioned ‘ punitive ’ approach , men up and down the country , known for their ten-pint capacity or love for fine wine , are receiving old-fashioned looks as they ask for a half-pint of lime juice or a tonic on its own . |
| 23 | Oh , apart from when they ask for a ‘ tad ’ more/less bass in the drum monitors . |
| 24 | It 's the twenty third , I said that 's on Saturday , he said oh we have got these dates wrong now , I said er what you 've cancelled is my personal booking but they ask for a work number you see . |
| 25 | If they ask for an explanation and are told that it is shooting at a wooden bird in the graveyard with bows and arrows , they may think they are being hoaxed . |