Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the offer is accepted , the estate agent might ask for a deposit as a commitment but you are not obliged to hand this over . |
| 2 | I suggested , as a very moderate compromise , that any aggrieved applicant could ask for a review of his or her file by the incumbent Chairman of the Bar . |
| 3 | I just wonder whether the Chairman might ask for another verdict and then if that 's tied it will have to go up before Council . . |
| 4 | A typical examination question could ask for comment on , say , how the designers of Word for Windows might have been influenced by Ventura Publisher . |
| 5 | If you have not included any of these , the acknowledgement from the Clerk to the Appeal Committee will ask for details . |
| 6 | The lender will ask for a bank reference and check that you were able to keep up payments on your previous commitments . |
| 7 | The class teacher should ask for advice on this . |
| 8 | ( i ) Is the applicant required to attend a training course , and if so , how many ? ( a ) The application form for panel membership will ask for details of training courses applicants have attended over the past two or three years . |
| 9 | When you get angry about losing your husband can , yo ha , losing your husband can ask for his wife , from your daughter about how to deal with it ? |
| 10 | If he thinks it advisable that the complainant should ask for an investigation by either of those other Commissioners he may inform him of the steps necessary to do so . |
| 11 | In the case of each of the plaintiffs , the application form indicates that the borrower must ask for one of the three valuations referred to . |
| 12 | But for those who came from the youth system OR came as youngsters/inexperienced — they do nt get that money , and one day might ask for a move just to get that one lump sum . |
| 13 | To ask for things like that was totally beyond what an experienced person would ask for . |
| 14 | If he does not declare an intention to defend the action or make an offer , the second date , known as the calling date , is the date on which the claimant can ask for a Decree from the court declaring that the debtor owes him the sum sued for . |
| 15 | But if a woman should ask for a particular garment , he would take her into what had been the front room of the house and there , in comparative privacy , she could make her choice and try on the clothes . |
| 16 | The person or someone on their behalf can ask for the assessment . |
| 17 | The Court has held in a recent case that the Commission can not ask leading questions which would require the undertaking concerned to admit an infringement of the competition rules , but that otherwise there is no right to silence : the Commission can ask for any information it requires to determine the extent of the infringement . |
| 18 | In deciding whether to make a reference to the MMC the Secretary of State may ask for advice from the Director General of Fair Trading , as the OFT usually carries out a preliminary examination of the merger . |
| 19 | To have important business in one 's life and such a woman to return to : that , surely , was all a man could ask for ? |
| 20 | By gaw , he 's a topper and ah would n't sell 'im for any money , No man could ask for a better friend . " |
| 21 | Everything a man could ask for . ’ |
| 22 | Dysart had been , over the years , as loyal a friend as any man could ask for . |
| 23 | The firm will ask for voluntary redundancies . |
| 24 | A student who has been debarred from taking an examination or whose studies have been discontinued by decision of the Senate may ask for his case to be reviewed . |
| 25 | The skilful salesperson will ask for a concession in return — perhaps a less onerous delivery schedule . |
| 26 | As with any technique , direct mail has basic principles which must be obeyed if the programme is to communicate and raise money over a long period : * It must be regular ( a minimum of eight times a year ) * It must be personal , relevant and informal * It must be good quality * It must ask for and offer something * It must appeal to emotion first and reason second |
| 27 | With better information , the chemical worker would ask for a wage that compensated for the danger of illness but would still neglect the marginal cost that illness would impose on society through expensive health care , which uses society 's resources but may be free to the individual . |
| 28 | Likewise , a dealer wo n't want a record taking up space in the racks of his or her shop unless he or she thinks the public will ask for it . |
| 29 | In the case of a driver , the officer will ask for his or her name , address , driving licence , and insurance documents . |
| 30 | Before giving a reaction to our letter , a target may ask for clarification as to the purchaser 's intentions , normally with regard to the development of the business and job security for the employees . |