Example sentences of "[conj] ask for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can find the address of your Family Practitioner Committee in your local telephone directory , or ask for the address at your public library . |
| 2 | Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work . |
| 3 | They marched into the shop and asked for the manager . |
| 4 | She expressed her wonder at this and asked for the name in Italian . |
| 5 | As she spoke , Jack moved his hand gently on to hers and asked for the salt . |
| 6 | He then knelt and confessed his sin to God and asked for the forgiveness that is in Christ to be his . |
| 7 | Joseph of Arimathaea , a member of the Sanhedrin who was obviously sympathetic to Jesus ( Matthew claims he had become a secret disciple ) , went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . |
| 8 | Next I had yet another idea , I wrote to the American Women 's Club of Thailand and asked for the donation of a video player . |
| 9 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |
| 10 | There also sometimes seems to be a feeling that the media could have got themselves better organised and asked for the material earlier . |
| 11 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 12 | This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " . |
| 13 | I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager . |
| 14 | Blanche turned her biro slowly round in her fingers , meditating on the patterns created by the octagonal tube of plastic , and asked for the name of the dry cleaner 's . |
| 15 | From a cafe " behind the Nile , Frenchman called the Oberoi and asked for the Queen . |
| 16 | Helen to be contacted and asked for the plinth so that this can be completed before this years event . |
| 17 | ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money . |
| 18 | As soon as they 'd gone , I got on the phone to Directory Enquiries and asked for the number of the Maidstone hospital . |
| 19 | It 's been going on for about seventeen months now and the in chief man at Hill House was rather interested to hear that we 'd not actually had it resolved yet , and asked for the reference numbers and . |
| 20 | Mr McAteer said : ‘ I was in the Sheriff Clerk 's Office and asked for the defence documents . |
| 21 | Jeffrey had a word with Serevi , who to Townsend 's bewilderment , appeared at his shoulder and asked for the Gala teenager 's autograph . |
| 22 | he came and asked for the duster and the polish |
| 23 | ‘ Stella , ’ he called again , as if asking for the only person he needed . |
| 24 | This girl , this young woman , coming here and asking for the loan of a shilling for a cab fare . |
| 25 | By mid-forenoon they could see Dunbar 's towers ahead ; and by noontide they were under the outer castle-bridge , with Ramsay shouting up his name to the watch and asking for the Countess Agnes . |
| 26 | expressing concern at ‘ Abd al-Ra'uf Ghabin 's most recent arrest and asking for the reasons that lead to it ; |
| 27 | The computer operator in the station made another call to the ambulance service telling them that the situation was very serious and asking for the estimated time of arrival of the ambulance . |
| 28 | As far as Yugoslavs were concerned , not only was Eighth Army fully in support of 5 Corps " agreement with Ivanovitch , and asking for the terms of the " Distone order " , FX 77268 to be set aside . |
| 29 | The man had entered and asked for the lavatory . |
| 30 | Dial 150 , ask for Freephone Telecom Sales , and ask for the Action for Disabled Customers Liaison Officer . |