Example sentences of "[noun sg] ask [pers pn] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Or the more punchy ‘ How would you like to buy some shares in Gibbs Building Contractors — ‘ Do n't pick your contractor/ By throwing a dice/ Bring GIBBS into the game/ Ask us for a price ’ . ’
2 ‘ This story of Terry 's about going after your father to ask him for a loan to buy a small-holding — what do you make of that ? ’
3 The unsuspecting victim was horrified when a ‘ corpse ’ leaned out of an open coffin to ask him for a takeaway pizza .
4 Then I felt a pressure on my arm and a soft female voice asked me for a light .
5 The boy was in Nunnery Lane when another youth asked him for a ride on the bike and never returned .
6 And and at the same time ask them for a date when they want the stone .
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