Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't like my children asking for help , ’ said he proudly . |
| 2 | The crunch came when my bank asked for my credit card back and demanded I pay off the overdraft at once . |
| 3 | er , first of all I would put it to my divisional board to my colleagues to ask for their thoughts and their advice erm , if they rejected it then it would n't go any further , if they approved it then it , because it was a budgetary item rather than just we can go out and spend it tomorrow , it was going into the following years budget , it would then go to the P L C board and they would have final say in whether that element should go into the , into next years budget |
| 4 | My mother asks for that young musician of his , Tutilo , the one who has played and sung to her before , and helped her to sleep . |
| 5 | A writ has been issued by the actress and her parents asking for him to be banned ‘ from entering or trespassing on the property or on the actual road ’ . |
| 6 | In 1989 their parents asked for the twins ' photograph to be published in a Sunday newspaper and vowed that they would never be locked away in an institution . |
| 7 | The accompanying notes , given when her teacher asked for them , indicate a sophisticated grasp of metaphor , and a high level of imagination . |
| 8 | One was from her husband asking for a meeting . |
| 9 | Most will follow Barclays and write to their customers asking for permission to post them corrupting materials . |
| 10 | Solicitors acting for the pupils and their families asked for all 334 children to be screened for psychological sequelae to the disaster . |
| 11 | Eileen wrote first to her father asking for his blessing . |
| 12 | Would people go to their doctors to ask for contraceptive advice ? |
| 13 | Er , my friend got a house at Westerhailes Park eleven months ago and er it was alright at the beginning , then she started getting hassle , from the kids coming to her door asking for cigarettes and she did n't give them them , and they were banging on her door , tapping on her windows and everything . |
| 14 | She hated John , and when Herod rashly promised Herodias ' daughter anything she wanted , Herodias made her daughter ask for the head of John the Baptist . |
| 15 | She stayed for hours , not worrying , not thinking ; not seeing herself doing things , which was her usual way of planning ahead , chopping herbs , washing salad , seeing her hands arranging things on plates , hearing her voice ask for things in shops . |
| 16 | At fifteen , Melanie went with her mother 's permission to her doctor to ask for the Pill , but this was refused . |
| 17 | She watched as the mare completed a second circuit in canter , waiting for her rider to ask for the gallop . |
| 18 | As soon as his manger is empty he carries it around in his teeth asking for more . |
| 19 | Today at the appeal court his counsel asked for his prison term to be reduced , saying it was a bad case , but not the worst case . |
| 20 | His Superintendent asked for a priest to go to the island of Molokai where a colony of lepers lived in appalling conditions . |
| 21 | Whether or not her warning was genuine , she had come boldly to his room to ask for his escort to Winchester . |
| 22 | About three weeks later , the King of Blefuscu sent his officials to ask for peace between the two countries . |
| 23 | Bus driver with a friendly charm is Britain 's best A bus driver thought he was in trouble when a stranger telephoned his manager asking for his name . |
| 24 | I agree what Rita asked for which was that it should all be archived in a central divisional higher , and I am taking it that they I think that the way we generally go about it that when we do n't get an enquiry erm , or when we do n't get a commission we keep a copy of it with the documents for a reasonable period of time . |
| 25 | It would be up to control officers to decide at what stage to ask for police help , which would include the use of police vans , stretchers , and blankets . |
| 26 | Your skin asks for a gentle moisturiser that works in harmony with its own natural properties . |
| 27 | Well I 'm sick of it cos you see every year we get little kids coming round to our houses asking for trick or treat |
| 28 | Their address is in the telephone book , or your can ask for it at your local public library . |
| 29 | It 's About The Vacancy So , you saw our ad asking for henchmen to various Bond villains , eh ? |
| 30 | Then , and this I should expect very soon , there should be a reply from Greek Intelligence to our query asking for the complete list of places where Andropulos has conducted business , any kind of business , over the past few years . |