Example sentences of "[not/n't] ask for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The church warden gave me sizes but did not ask for reproduction pieces and anyway , he only had a poor and partial photograph . |
| 2 | I do not ask for sex right away . |
| 3 | The Justice Department could not ask for damages or seek penalties against the guilty parties . |
| 4 | He has no compassion for the workers when times are bad and wages low , and does not ask for pity when he himself faces ruin . |
| 5 | We may not ask for help by weeping , but our bodies may become helpless so that we have to be helped . |
| 6 | He did not ask for mercy ; he did not plead extenuation : he was here , he said , ‘ to invite and cheerfully submit to the highest penalty that can be inflicted upon me for what in law is a deliberate crime , and what appears to me to be the highest duty of a citizen ’ . |
| 7 | He did not ask for independence and never attempted to repudiate the suzerainty of the sultan . |
| 8 | and I ca n't see the two people involved being able to stomach that very easily because questions like why did you not ask for counselling at the time or you were in charge and why did you not ensure he had any adequate |
| 9 | They did not ask for time to think it over ; there was only one possible answer to such a proposition . |
| 10 | And you could n't ask for copies of all these , you 'd have to ask for just one , and that would give away your interest , too . |
| 11 | He does n't ask for reasons to believe and he does n't inquire into what is involved . |
| 12 | Which is why I 'll be obliged if you do n't ask for bread unless you really want it . |
| 13 | Although you 're not we do n't ask for education but your background 's not exactly in academic area . |
| 14 | No well we do n't ask for education so it 's not important . |
| 15 | Racing cyclists generally like to meet their fans at the beginning of a stage , but do n't ask for autographs today . |
| 16 | Do n't ask for payment in full or part payment because there are no prizes for guessing which one you 'll get . |
| 17 | Do n't ask for miracles . |
| 18 | I do n't ask for wealth , |
| 19 | my Lord all that follows now is that question costs in this my Lord there is no doubt that er this is the painful experience for both the plaintiffs and of course for doctor who is unrepresented and therefore must inevitably feel rather isolated in this matter erm , however in my there is no reason to er depart from the usual principal of the costs which should follow the event and of course we know as it the loss on the subsidiary appeal and so I do n't press the point on that cos the reality as you 've already probably anticipated is all the work has been done erm on this appeal the subsidiary appeal I ask , I do n't ask for costs on that , in my submission it should be both sides bear their own costs on that , the reason I say that is that there was no , there was no cross appearing in respect on it in effect , cos after all , all you were doing was er trying to get the same as the other side if we lost , so no worm of can of beans can be done by doctor I had one parallel in my whole skeleton on that , er , but we have substantially succeeded on the main issue and so I , I would ask that costs in favour of the plaintiffs on , on that and here and indeed below . |
| 20 | ‘ The man gave it to my husband , who did n't ask for names , he was just so pleased to see it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't ask for specifications . ’ |
| 22 | He did n't ask for secrecy ; he did n't ask for anything . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I do n't ask for miwacles . |
| 24 | ‘ You should n't ask for compliments , Pickles , ’ Aubrey reproached her . |
| 25 | your Lordship ca n't ask for information which maybe confidential to some other party for example what happened to the sugar case |