Example sentences of "have asked for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked for all the relevant papers on the nine British soldiers killed by so-called friendly fire in the Gulf . |
| 2 | It is not only the Conservative party that has asked for such an explanation ; Labour supporters and sympathisers have done so as well . |
| 3 | Europe has asked for these to be provided . |
| 4 | in his arms and treat and Mr Bumble rushed into the room with great excitement and addressed the gentleman in the high chair said I beg your pardon sir , Oliver Twist has asked for more , there was a for more said compose yourself Bumble and do I understand that he asked for more after he 'd eaten supper he did sir replied Bumble , that boy would be hung I know that boy will be hung |
| 5 | Jones , however , has asked for another week to consider his position , and FA spokesman David Bloomfield said : ‘ We have acceded to his request . ’ |
| 6 | But Jones has asked for another week and FA spokesman David Bloomfield said : ‘ We have acceded to his request . ’ |
| 7 | Internal referent power links one to the internally more powerful ( e.g. chief executive ) ; external referent power links to external ( e.g. ‘ The prime minister has asked for this ’ ) . |
| 8 | They 'd asked for more space , as part of the head office refurbishment , but this was ridiculous ! |
| 9 | On 26 May Mozart appeared at court before the King of Prussia , a keen amateur cellist , who may have asked for some quartets . |
| 10 | With Ms Doi 's passion for pachinko and the industry 's reputation for large-scale tax evasion — both public knowledge - who could have asked for more ? |
| 11 | I could n't have asked for more . ’ |
| 12 | Kate had asked for another day of leave to try and get her family affairs sorted out . |
| 13 | In its evidence to the Ashby Committee , the WEA had asked for more grant-aid to finance ‘ a considerable increase ’ in the number of full-time staff . |
| 14 | My employer would be Dr John Davy Rolleston , who was a scholar and had asked for this . |
| 15 | The Editor had asked for some more films to add to my list to show to your fish . |
| 16 | The oil mingled with the warm salty water which leaked from places in the ceilings , and that was one of the reasons they had asked for some sort of banister rail to hold on to in the narrow winding-stair . |
| 17 | Moderator I 've asked for this new clause to come in immediately after seven because of what in accepting seven we 've just done . |
| 18 | Would it be possible to find out what Priscilla 's results were because she 's had a urine test and she 's extremely sore and they 've asked for another urine test , and I 'm |
| 19 | Well , I , I , I have asked for that , I 've written to the P D S A , I 've written to the . |
| 20 | Regional railways have asked for that as well . |
| 21 | Some schools have asked for that to be kept for the sch er you know for them as well . |
| 22 | Many readers of the first edition of The Birmingham Magazine have asked for more information about current courses ran by the University . |
| 23 | ‘ There were totally unacceptably delays and quite recently the Boards lodged a full statement of claims with lawyers for McDonnell Douglas , They have asked for more details , and these have now been given . |
| 24 | Cornwall County Council and the National Rivers Authority have asked for more information but have been refused by the MOD on the grounds that there is insufficient evidence to merit further investigation |
| 25 | A number of readers have asked for more advice on entries that cover matches in pairs and trios . |
| 26 | Now some of the schools have asked for this spa , this by the way is belongs to the school . |
| 27 | I have asked for those figures , and apparently none exist . |