Example sentences of "to ask for [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose the heat had made me edgy : though I knew that to ask for money as a loan was the only way she could keep her dignity , I held an angry conversation with her in my mind . |
| 2 | Plant breeders anywhere in the world can write in to ask for budwood from these clones , some of which are wild in origin while others have been selected from plantations in various countries . |
| 3 | You will undoubtedly find strength and reassurance in numbers and you will be able to ask for assistance from agencies , training schemes and counsellors to help your particular group . |
| 4 | A gentleman from Peebles called our phone-in to ask for help with whitefly on his fuchsias , and Carole was able to offer some advice . |
| 5 | I might have to ask for help with that as well . ’ |
| 6 | I wanted to ask for help with the relics , and I wanted some moral support , but it felt wrong somehow , sort of like sneaking to an adult ; an adult I did n't even believe in . |
| 7 | But I can still see myself , trembling with fear of Jack ( and yes , for him , too ) , desperately ringing a mental hospital I thought should not be there to ask for help with an ‘ illness ’ I thought did n't really exist . |
| 8 | Late in 1970 Hilary Spurling wrote to me to ask for help in her book on Ivy . |
| 9 | I realise that this is a bad time to ask for help in any professional and academic matter , but in the light of cutbacks and recommendations from reports like the Swann Report it is important that we are clear about the provision of language education for future teachers . |
| 10 | Probably he was going to ask for help in obtaining a pardon for Sidacai , and Alexei thought about telling him that it was Burun 's intent that he should be freed . |
| 11 | THE Great North Run is nearly upon us , and I am writing to ask for help in finding a runner who is prepared to run for DIAL UK , the National Association of Information and Advice Lines . |
| 12 | ‘ Oz , ’ Joe interrupted , ‘ this is the only day in the year when I need to ask for help from my neighbours . |
| 13 | Do not be too proud to ask for help from your colleagues in hearing your presentation . |
| 14 | The strain of conducting frontier warfare against the French and their Indian allies , without assistance from the south , forced the Massachusetts assembly to ask for help from England in terms that showed a reasonable willingness to co-operate with policy laid down in London . |
| 15 | About three weeks later , the King of Blefuscu sent his officials to ask for peace between the two countries . |
| 16 | Where it is not possible , the surviving partner may go to court to ask for provision from the estate . |
| 17 | They wrote to the Director to ask for consideration to be given to the rehabilitation and counselling of the nine on their return home . |
| 18 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Binged and vomited four times 2–3 Keeping her diary regularly 4 Returned home and told her family about problems with eating 5 Stopped weighing herself so frequently ; binged and vomited three times 6 Ate breakfast for first time 7 Allowed herself to ask for support from friends 8–9 Binged and vomited once each week 10 Expressed her feelings of sadness in the group for the first time 11–12 Ate three regular meals per day ; binges much smaller 13 A week free from bingeing and vomiting 14 A week free from bingeing and vomiting |
| 19 | ‘ We went to local council meetings to ask for support from the councillors rather than try to stop the hunt meetings , ’ she adds . |
| 20 | To send a letter in due course to ask for support from Council of Churches in the UK and Ireland . |
| 21 | Always remember to ask for identification from any caller before you open the door . |
| 22 | Bob Redman and Peter Stanborough , both members of printing union the National Graphical Association , were to ask for reinstatement at an industrial tribunal in Reading this morning after being sacked for refusing to sign new contracts . |
| 23 | Six had problems with the medical profession : two wanted maintenance and could n't get it , the other four came to the Council to ask for advice on changing their GP . |
| 24 | Any person is entitled to ask for advice on any question of English law except one concerning conveyancing services , wills or a step in proceedings . |
| 25 | She needed to confide in someone , to present the situation as clearly as she could , to ask for advice about her sister 's condition . |
| 26 | In this co-operative situation , the students often help each other solve simple problems about terminal operation etc without having to ask for advice from a teacher . |
| 27 | On the death of his wife Lambarde feared he might lose the right to stay at Halling and petitioned a request to Lord Burghley through his friend Lord Cobham , to ask for custody of Maximilian and a lease to the Palace , which was granted a few days later . |
| 28 | To ask for information from others . |
| 29 | ‘ I notice , ’ he said in good English , ‘ that you have been so bold as to ask for food at this late hour . |
| 30 | Out of one hundred and twenty-two horses , only three had not learned to ask for food within seven days . |