Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The family have previously written to former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker asking for information , but were left none the wiser . |
| 2 | A NIGHTCLUB bouncer accused of murdering Marie Wilks asked for a cloth to clean his car hours after her disappearance , then asked to keep the cloth , a court was told yesterday . |
| 3 | In 1589 Richard Lane asked for the reversion to the post of attorney in the Court of Requests , having acted as deputy in the office for eighteen or nineteen years . |
| 4 | The latest appeal by Mother Teresa asks for blankets for Madras . |
| 5 | I immediately wrote to Colonel Sandford asking for his help in collecting my caravan , and he promised to do whatever he could . |
| 6 | Accountants Touche Ross asked for an extension of time for the filing of a ‘ monitoring return ’ giving details of Barlow Clowes ' finances which was due by the end of that month . |
| 7 | With four other committee members he has written to Darlington MP Michael Fallon and Labour candidate Alan Milburn asking for their intervention . |
| 8 | In fact the rot set in 15 years ago when Dr Coggan asked for a meeting with Jim Callaghan to lobby for the Church to be exempted from a two per cent surcharge on employers ' National Insurance contributions . |
| 9 | In Court their barrister Ian Glen asked for a judicial review . |
| 10 | On the following day the Supreme Council issued appeals to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov asking for " benevolent understanding " and recognition of Lithuania 's independence by the Soviet Union and for those appeals to be regarded as an official proposal to begin negotiations to settle all issues connected with the restoration of that independence . |
| 11 | Mr M asked for a receipt for all the items that were being removed from his home . |
| 12 | Trustees representing substantial family interests have written to Sir Derek asking for the board to be replaced or supplemented by new directors . |
| 13 | Trustees representing substantial Ferranti family interests wrote to Sir Derek asking for the board to be replaced or supplemented by new directors . |
| 14 | Few doubt that if Mr Clinton asked for congressional approval for air strikes , he would get it . |
| 15 | President Kenyatta asked for it to be translated into Swahili ; and members of his Cabinet paid tribute to its part in bringing a bloodless transition to self-government there . |
| 16 | Who had written a letter to Sir Charles to ask for a meeting ? |
| 17 | Mr Paice asked for a date with the minister to discuss his concerns about a hospital in his constituency . |
| 18 | After the previous Armed Forces minister , Archie Hamilton , was replaced by Mr Hanley , Mr Brandreth asked for a meeting in the hope that a change of minister might mean a change of heart over the pay office . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Last week , Mr Karadzic asked for the talks , co-chaired by international mediators Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen , to be moved from New York to Geneva . |
| 21 | A letter from J. Emslie asking for information re the implementation of the scheme . |
| 22 | If he disappeared for more than a few hours she became frantic and ran to the Zborowskis ' apartment in the Rue Joseph Bara to ask for news , and almost lived there until he was eventually found . |
| 23 | That is why the IAEA approached France and the United Kingdom asking for assistance in removing the material and making it safe in specialised facilities . |
| 24 | Young rugby fans Antony and Daniel Weegram were n't too disappointed about missing England 's Grand Slam decider against Wales when their parents returned home to Hartlepool with captain Will Carling 's shorts handed over after Mr and Mrs Weegram asked for a gift for the brothers . |
| 25 | ‘ Harry Paget asked for me , I begged Prinny 's permission , and he finally relented . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Mrs Talbot asked for you , Miss Alexandra . |
| 27 | It would be necessary only to produce evidence of the drawing of straws and some sort of conspiracy to send Oliver Twist to ask for more . |
| 28 | ‘ When Mrs Howard asked for an escort , I naturally assumed we would assign her one of our own people . |
| 29 | Wigs were out of the question because of the cost , and most of the changes John asked for in the designs were for simplicity in making and comfort in wearing . |
| 30 | However , Mr Justice Johnson asked for permission to relist the case because he ‘ became concerned that the length of sentence imposed may have been excessive ’ . |