Example sentences of "not ask for [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | We may not ask for help by weeping , but our bodies may become helpless so that we have to be helped . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | He did not ask for independence and never attempted to repudiate the suzerainty of the sultan . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | They did not ask for time to think it over ; there was only one possible answer to such a proposition . |
| 9 | Which is why I 'll be obliged if you do n't ask for bread unless you really want it . |
| 10 | Although you 're not we do n't ask for education but your background 's not exactly in academic area . |
| 11 | No well we do n't ask for education so it 's not important . |
| 12 | Do n't ask for payment in full or part payment because there are no prizes for guessing which one you 'll get . |
| 13 | I do n't ask for wealth , |
| 14 | He did n't ask for secrecy ; he did n't ask for anything . |
| 15 | your Lordship ca n't ask for information which maybe confidential to some other party for example what happened to the sugar case |