Example sentences of "asked he for a " in BNC.

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1 So when Jane asked him for a loan , he snapped back : ‘ I think my first duty is to look after myself ! ’
2 At this point I thought she might be distracted by the kid whose chair was sticking out , so I asked him for a second time to move back even further .
3 I told him this and asked him for a prescription for a warm , dry home .
4 In all the years Francis and I were married I never asked him for a cent .
5 So with this going on we found our company would get on better if I had collateral so I wrote to this boy and asked him for a million and put it in a trust fund that I would get after his death , and we that way so okay .
6 They asked him for a swimming pool and a better playground , but he was n't making any promises .
7 The boy was in Nunnery Lane when another youth asked him for a ride on the bike and never returned .
8 Instead Barclays asked him for an extra £15 commission on his traveller 's cheques .
9 I asked him for an instance of the difference between bookselling in Knightsbridge , London , and Union Street , Glasgow .
10 Once , Barry 's daughter asked him for an autograph .
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