Example sentences of "asking [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we 've been asking during this programme will the real John Major please stand up . |
| 2 | This was seen as a very significant move , given India 's longstanding insistence that Kashmir was an exclusively bilateral issue , but subsequent statements by the Ministry of External Affairs emphasised that purpose of the meeting was purely to give information and that India was not asking for international mediation . |
| 3 | Sophie was asking for better proof . |
| 4 | Equally , we would seldom be likely to use the word acrobatic of acrobats themselves or their doings except , precisely , on occasions when they are exercising their special skills — the rest of the time we may speak of them , if a description is needed at all , as large , or rich , or charming , as standing on his dignity , or asking for black coffee , or younger than Aunt Mary , and so on . |
| 5 | ( He advised that this should be done soon , because the wall was badly soaked , and they were asking for dry rot . ) |
| 6 | Friends of the Earth contacted the European Commission asking for legal action in relation to the Drinking Water Directive , because from 5 to 21 March the plant produced water with excess aluminium levels . |
| 7 | Besides , its new paymaster — the Russian leadership — is keen to avoid anything that would embarrass Britain , just when it 's asking for Western aid . |
| 8 | The committee clerk sent out a simple questionnaire asking for such information as : How many times was planning permission given in conflict with the policies of a Local or Structure Plan ; How many times was permission given against the advice of planning officers . |
| 9 | Incidentally the trust are also asking for financial support from anyone and if you would like to help in this way send cheques/postal orders payable to The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust to : The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust , Royal Free Hospital , LONDON NW3 2QG . |
| 10 | Asking for extra liver for her visitor . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Wallace immediately faxed a letter which was delivered by hand to the Reporter , asking for one hour extra to be allowed . |
| 12 | You may be asking for inner guidance on a daily basis , not knowing that inspiration is already being given to you every time the need arises within your life . |
| 13 | Section One began by asking for demographic information : gender , school , subject(s) taught , years in teaching and status in school . |
| 14 | Through asking definite questions asking for concrete detail . |
| 15 | So I would suggests he erects a collection box and a sign clearly marked asking for all car owners to pay their levies . |
| 16 | ‘ The council really needs to consider fully the effect this would have upon the ratepayers , particularly if other groups come along asking for similar dispensation , ’ the DoE spokesperson also explained . |
| 17 | At the same time , we are asking for reasonable management efficiency gains on the part of institutions . |
| 18 | Should more detail be required then it could be requested by asking for minimum separation or the display of the region local to that minimum . |
| 19 | I 'M NOT asking for preferential treatment . |
| 20 | In Austria the government introduced from June 1 a distinction between those asking for political asylum and other immigrants . |
| 21 | Seventy-six Romanians who came to Britain for a Pontins holiday are asking for political asylum , they 're among two hundred of their countrymen who arrived at a Pontins camp near Bristol on Sunday for a weeks stay . |
| 22 | Most , speaking no English , have been handing over notes asking for political asylum . |
| 23 | Putting a case more forcefully or asking for greater involvement from others is likely to get attention for your content rather than for your new style . |
| 24 | She was just asking for further grief . |
| 25 | Asking for further training if necessary , a change in job definition or conditions , and for information about any future changes that may affect your objectives . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't start asking for green chartreuse . ’ |
| 27 | The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information . |
| 28 | Here , the doctor has specified the generic or chemical name of the medicine — it 's like asking for own brand baked beans rather than Heinz in a supermarket . |
| 29 | He might just as well have said : ‘ It 's all very well asking for more money for the railways , but if the volume of rail freight were doubled , it would still be only a mere 16 per cent of the rail-and-road total . ’ |
| 30 | They 're simply asking for more money to spent with no concerns about the value for money , and surely it was the Conservatives who used to tell us ten or fifteen years ago , that you could n't judge the quality of a service by the amount of money spent on it . |