Example sentences of "[noun sg] ask for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Committee meetings had taken place at fortnightly intervals ever since early in the nineteenth century , but now , in view of the fact that there was a war on , the local government board asked for the meetings to be held monthly , a suggestion that was accepted with alacrity . |
| 2 | The visit is not ‘ unsolicited , ’ and therefore the Regulations do not apply , if the customer has expressly requested the visit , e.g. by completing and returning a reply paid card asking for the visit or by telephoning asking for it . |
| 3 | Penge Urban District Council asked for the electrification of all suburban railways . |
| 4 | The question asked for the total wage bill and went on : |
| 5 | I could imagine my aunt as a young girl asking for the latest of the books for birthday or Christmas until she had them all . |
| 6 | In May this year the Registration Officer , who is the person responsible for collecting Poll Tax , will send out a form to every household asking for the name , address and date of birth of everyone who will be 18 or over by 1st April 1991 ( that is , everyone who will be 17 or over when Poll Tax is introduced ) . |
| 7 | If you 're still not satisfied , write to your County Council asking for the matter to be referred to its Fire Services Committee . |
| 8 | A letter was sent to the church council asking for the tea to be reserved from nine thirty until sixteen thirty on the days of the ladies open , fourth of August . |
| 9 | This June Meeting asked for the bond balances to be called in so as the final land purchase could go ahead and , for the first of many times , it discussed the question of the use of caddies on a Sunday . |
| 10 | The plaintiff asked for the whole of the profits on the brassieres but the defendant said that the account of profits should only be based on the profit resulting from the wrongful use of the confidential information ; that is , the profit relating to the parts of the brassieres incorporating the confidential information . |
| 11 | The fact that the P.M. asked for the processes of selection of his successor to be undertaken in the middle of a party conference was bound to create consternation , confusion and intrigue , and indeed it did . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ You know , as the daughter , ’ he told me , ‘ you have every right to ask for the funeral to be postponed . ’ |
| 14 | All he could remember was that TOWs were shipped at some point ; that ‘ the price asked for the military was twelve million two ’ ; that the aircraft could turn round and abort the delivery if the hostages were not released , which he thought was ‘ a most unusual thing ’ ; and that it was definitely not ‘ the Khomeini ’ with whom he had been doing business . |
| 15 | Also , the person asking for the review has to agree that if they lose they will pay the other side 's costs . |
| 16 | This influences the expectations that the public in Easton have of the police , and of their role in the community — a point which one constable made by explaining that one resident in Easton , upon finding himself locked out of his home , called at the station asking for the duplicate set of keys to his house which he thought the police would routinely possess for the residents ' benefit ; phone calls from the public asking for air and train information also sometimes occur . |
| 17 | We 've got a number of motions on the agenda asking for the C E C to look carefully at the cost of training at the National College and at the regional education courses . |
| 18 | They had little chance to ask for the type of ‘ human rights ’ being demanded by students in the Beida posters . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) If you know who they are , write to the conveyancers for the seller or buyer , as the case may be , confirming that you are acting for your client , and if your client is the buyer asking for the draft contract documentation , or if you act for the seller , either sending or promising to send the draft agreement for sale . |
| 20 | Standing outside our factory one lunch time , a smartly dressed woman asked for the office manager . |
| 21 | Flaubert 's niece asked for the traditional cast of the writer 's hand to be taken . |
| 22 | It starts with the systems analyst asking for the detailed requirements of the user . |
| 23 | No Ha Hardy phoned me last week asking for the details of jobs we get fr , er of who to erm who to contact for it , that 's all for that needs . |
| 24 | ‘ What price is the owner asking for the property ? ’ |
| 25 | Follow the directions in the appeal , eg , AI asks for the unconditional release of prisoners of conscience only . |
| 26 | In other words , SCOTVEC policy asks for the assessment to match the nature of the outcome or outcomes being assessed . |
| 27 | So , ’ she enquired haughtily , putting down her coffee-mug with a flourish , ‘ would it be too much trouble to ask for the number of the nearest garage ? |
| 28 | The procedure was for the investigator to ask for the location of any item already known in advance to be on the shop 's fourth floor . |
| 29 | The decisive customer knows what she wants and goes straight to the counter to ask for the item she requires . |
| 30 | The Secretary of State asked for the Committee 's comments . |