Example sentences of "ask for a [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1982 the Conference of Bishops of England and Wales asked for a new Religious Education programme that would reflect this thinking . |
| 2 | However , the Guild also asked for a comprehensive home-help service so that women would not worry about the welfare of younger children and husbands , but this was not forthcoming . |
| 3 | The mixture of reactionary conservatism and political anti-semitism in the main represented a response of those who asked for a stable hierarchical society based on paternalistic deference . |
| 4 | Hammond , as well as carefully going through the various room assignments with Hunt , asked for a two-storey fire-proof building with attic and basement , and limited accommodation for servants and messengers . |
| 5 | Last year she asked for a big French dictionary for her birthday . ’ |
| 6 | He asked for a little restorative brandy , then saw a baker 's tray of delicious cakes being carried into the inn 's side-door . |
| 7 | When scientists ask why something happens , they are asking for a general causal account . |
| 8 | The housewarming dinner was arranged for Sunday 23 July 1797 , and on the day before , Coleridge scribbled a hasty , high-spirited note to Tom Poole asking for a promised fore quarter of lamb to be sent over to ‘ the Foxes ’ in the morning . |
| 9 | Representatives ask for a full written decision as a matter of course , whereas unrepresented parties are less likely to exercise the right to a full written decision . |
| 10 | Ask for a one-time up-front payment of $30 from each beneficiary , instead of payments spread over 30 years ( as presently planned ) . |
| 11 | Never ask for a big round figure . |