Example sentences of "[coord] ask for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can find the address of your Family Practitioner Committee in your local telephone directory , or ask for the address at your public library . |
| 2 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 3 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 4 | I went to window three and asked for a ticket to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 5 | He won second prize in the 1985 John Player Award , and his commission to paint the Prince of Wales came when Charles saw an exhibition of his work in Halifax last year and asked for a portrait for his private collection — a rare honour for any artist . |
| 6 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 7 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 8 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 9 | Indenbaum remembered that he was gentle , with a beatific smile , and asked for a tune on the harmonium … |
| 10 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 11 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 12 | Lovernius was very pleased and asked for a bag of gold and threw it to the poet who ran beside his chariot . |
| 13 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 14 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 15 | She was always there , and she would tell , as she had told so often before , the remarkable story of her Jimmy , who 'd been posted as dead last December and who , six months later , had simply walked into the house , bold as you please , and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 16 | Then he came back and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 17 | Margaret inspected it and asked for a number of prints to be made . |
| 18 | The painting of the Virgin blessing Christ before the Passion by Urbino was once popular with newly-wedded couples who knelt before it and asked for a blessing on their marriage . |
| 19 | Christina walked behind the reception desk and asked for a copy of Mr Banville 's account . |
| 20 | I also found certain sections of the press grossly biased ; and when a representative of the Daily Express called at the New English Weekly office and asked for a copy of the relevant issue , I thought I might be involved in a libel action . |
| 21 | ‘ She told me that you phoned her and asked for a meeting in town . ’ |
| 22 | That evening I rang Fred Workman , News Editor of the Times-Herald , at his home and asked for a job as cub reporter . |
| 23 | A beautiful girl went into a sweet shop and asked for a box of chocolates . |
| 24 | She said that she 'd be happy with wine so he caught somebody 's eye and asked for a carafe of the house red . |
| 25 | Blanche turned her biro slowly round in her fingers , meditating on the patterns created by the octagonal tube of plastic , and asked for the name of the dry cleaner 's . |
| 26 | She expressed her wonder at this and asked for the name in Italian . |
| 27 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 28 | Next I had yet another idea , I wrote to the American Women 's Club of Thailand and asked for the donation of a video player . |
| 29 | Joseph of Arimathaea , a member of the Sanhedrin who was obviously sympathetic to Jesus ( Matthew claims he had become a secret disciple ) , went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . |
| 30 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |