Example sentences of "[vb pp] to ask for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've come to ask for help , ’ he said . |
| 2 | But because the way in which the 1988 Act was drafted appears to give them overriding powers , other teachers and the ancillary staff of any school are bound to ask for consultation about any staffing changes . |
| 3 | Out of one hundred and twenty-two horses , only three had not learned to ask for food within seven days . |
| 4 | Girls were encouraged to ask for help , play with dolls , take an interest in clothes and dressing up and stay close to parents and discouraged from being noisy and playing rough games . |
| 5 | Fewer than fifty had survived to ask for quarter , and fewer still had received it . |