Example sentences of "[subord] asking for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Encourage comment , speculation and prediction rather than asking for reproduction of what they have heard . |
| 2 | And rather than asking for commission from suppliers he often buys the weapons himself and sells them at a profit . |
| 3 | Herr Nordern gave her a ghastly , feeble grin , as if asking for remission , but Frau Nordern turned a cold face away , showing only an upright back and stiff neck which in their rigidity seemed to symbolise the rectitude of all the generations of the Houses of von Bromberg and von Ritter . |
| 4 | Instead , they are asking for no compulsory redundancies , and are arguing with BR management about whether this can fairly be interpreted as asking for jobs for a lifetime . |
| 5 | when asking for name and telephone number eye contact , alright there . |
| 6 | Tact must always be used when asking for identification or payment in advance . |
| 7 | He got Mummy 's Chair at the opposite end , the natural place for Sladen to look first when asking for comment . |