Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] ask for " 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 | I 'm very puzzled by this now so I ask for clarification , if it 's a long franchise then , if it 's a fifteen year franchise , are you saying that the franchisee will have control over the track ? |
| 3 | These committees make the final decision on publication , although we ask for almost every paper to be revised before publication . |
| 4 | Selling on is an attitude of mind , an attitude whereby you do your customers a favour by selling them more than they ask for , and often at a better price than they expected . |
| 5 | If I ask for extra to buy baby clothes , he says he does n't have the spare cash . |
| 6 | We in the Royal Air Force , if you ask for our professional advice , are convinced that we will require manned aircraft as far as we can see to supplement the missile in both the offensive and defensive roles . |
| 7 | If you ask for my niece , she will fix you up . ’ |
| 8 | Most of them will give you a written quotation for their services , in advance , if you ask for one . |
| 9 | If you ask for clarification then nine times out of ten you will get it . |
| 10 | If you ask for Tampax they have to write down how many , because you can use the wrapping paper for roll-ups . |
| 11 | Like , if you ask for a bath , they 'll say , ‘ No , you ca n't have a bath . ’ |
| 12 | If you ask for a ‘ general clean ’ you might only get vacuuming and light dusting |
| 13 | If you ask for champagne , |
| 14 | If you ask for breakfast in your room they have difficulty in understanding the idea , but they will do it . |
| 15 | They 'll have an up-to-date copy if you ask for it . |
| 16 | But if you ask for it face to face they 'll blo they 'll say well no I do n't do you did n't say that . |
| 17 | Erm , if you ask for what actions we could take , then we 'll have to work out a way of doing it . |
| 18 | And erm if you ask for the despatch manager they say we have n't got one . |
| 19 | If we ask for them by name they 'll think we know them from somewhere . ’ |
| 20 | The mundane world view suggests that the tossing of coins or yarrow stalks , or selection of cards from a pack , is random and meaningless — but metaphysics assures us that if we ask for guidance , we will receive it . |
| 21 | When our appearance is being changed — in the hairdresser 's , beauty salon or fitting room — there is great vulnerability , and if we ask for assistance we are giving others considerable power to judge us , alter us and witness us stripped of normal dignity . |
| 22 | If they ask for proof , let them look into their own hearts . |
| 23 | Provide food if they ask for it . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Chairman , if they ask for er er additional rent , all we have to say is no , you maintain it as a , as a recreation ground , erm you know and then it passes back to them . |
| 26 | Yes I know er yes I er er I er er I , I think it 's a good thing that people , if they ask for information , you 've got to buy books to get them . |
| 27 | Or if they ask for Brinkley , people can be guided there . |
| 28 | If they ask for some cheese , you wo n't get it on the meat counter will you ? |
| 29 | It says so on the switchboard , which one they 've rung , now if they ask for crime prevention and they phoned number , they should be put through to the bloody crime prevention |
| 30 | If they ask for money . |