Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] ask for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | N now then , the other thing is when Dennis Healey went to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , he was shout down shouted down , but |
| 2 | I do n't think any MP has ever been to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , actually . |
| 3 | The public prosecutor asked for a four-year sentence , but the judge sent Meyer to jail for six years . |
| 4 | Russell Ferrante has been given permission by the High Court to ask for a second inquest into his son 's death . |
| 5 | Secondly , the hon. Gentleman asked for a change of policy that would ensure that , before people were discharged from long-stay hospitals , proper provision was made for them in the community . |
| 6 | ‘ What I hope will come out of the book is this : the Americans have a joint US/Russian commission which is looking into the matter , and I think it is about time that the British government asked for a seat on that commission . |
| 7 | When Mr Adley , along with Mr Gore-Booth and others , was asked to help restore relations with Syria last year , before the outbreak of war , he and the Foreign Office asked for a specific promise that Mrs Thatcher would not intervene again — and got it . |
| 8 | ‘ If in some sort the brothers all stand accused by this present word , ’ said Earl Robert helpfully , ‘ it is they , the humbler children of the household , who have the best right to ask for a name . |
| 9 | If this visit is not possible , she should fill in section B or C ( as well as section A ) on the back of the death certificate ( Form BD8 ) issued by the Registrar and send it to her local Social Security Office without delay , and they will send her a claim form ; or she may just write to the local office asking for a claim form for widow 's benefit . |