Example sentences of "ask for some " in BNC.

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31 He waited , out of long experience with dominant characters , until a natural break occurred and used it to ask for some background , starting with how long the Minister had known Miss Morgan .
32 W. Roberts writes from Jersey to ask for some help in the design of a circuit which will allow him to adjust the timing of engines fitted to a light aircraft .
33 These have been possible questions to ask for some time .
34 to ask for some money for Monday 's bop , cos we lost about forty quid .
35 Well we 're just I 'm just we might have to ask for some money for it .
36 Councillors are concerned the new development will mean increased traffic and are to ask for some sort of restrictions for lorries .
37 The other one erm is within the university itself because we do have a support organisation here for teaching within the university , and it is possible for groups of teachers in any part of the university to ask for some help and support in looking at one of the courses they 're involved in teaching .
38 I would ask for some Kleenex , some razor blades and I would get to that word and I could n't do it . ’
39 You should enquire what the rules are and additionally , to give you a better idea of what size pension you might realistically expect , you could ask for some practical examples — say , over the last five years — of retired individuals in a similar earnings bracket to your own .
40 His head was growing heavy , he would ask for some coffee when the waiter returned ; it was dark indoors , darker than he would have expected on a showery early summer afternoon , when the sun outside does not dazzle .
41 ‘ They might ask for some identification : in this country , the man who carries cash is guilty until proven innocent .
42 She does ask for some sometimes .
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