Example sentences of "she asked for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked for identification and we 'd urge all parents to do the same . |
| 2 | ‘ And she asked for Tutilo ? ’ |
| 3 | When she asked for Sergeant MacDonald there was a pause , then the man on the other end of the line told her to wait . |
| 4 | She did nothing much about it — Eismark was still just somebody in shipping , not a politician — and it was only when he came onto the Secretariat that she asked for money to do some more work about it . ’ |
| 5 | The incident delayed the Wardair Airbus on its flight to Toronto by three hours 11 minutes and she asked for compensation of more than £1,500 . |
| 6 | She refused to budge until she 'd got one or two matters in order , and , ignoring the fact that he looked ready to go and hunt up her bag himself if she did n't soon move herself , ‘ Is it all right for you to invite me to Mr and Mrs Hepwood 's home ? ’ she asked for starters , and braved his acid glance that said he 'd hardly be likely to issue an invitation if it was n't . |
| 7 | It was finally answered by a man who spoke with an artificial , lazy drawl and was suspicious when she asked for Urquhart by name . |
| 8 | Apparently Miss Duncan is having some kind of attack , and she asked for Niall . ’ |
| 9 | Nevertheless they swallowed their wounded pride and did all they could to help if she asked for advice . |
| 10 | Yet still she asked for news of the Emma Bates . |
| 11 | She asked for news of Robin and Jenny , and Aunt Sarah launched into an ironic description of how a Japanese tourist half Jenny 's size and four times her age had proposed marriage to her ( ’ At least I hope it was marriage ’ ) , and how Robin had got locked overnight in the bar of the hotel where he was working and had taken two days to sleep it off ; and gradually Ruth fought down her feelings . |
| 12 | She asked for explanations which she received without comment , as if listening to someone who had just incriminated herself . |
| 13 | When she had greeted all of us , she asked for Heathcliff . |
| 14 | She asked for Mr so I says who is it ? |