Example sentences of "[pers pn] ask for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
| 2 | I asked for a bowl , there was an embarrassed silence when no one moved to my aid ( thinking I felt sick ! ) — and my waters soaked the kitchen floor . |
| 3 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 4 | The last time I preached on the New Age before writing this chapter , I asked for a show of hands from those who had heard of it . |
| 5 | Eventually I asked for a transfer , but could n't get one , so I stayed and now I 'm glad I did . ’ |
| 6 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
| 7 | I asked for a priest . |
| 8 | I asked for a cigarette . |
| 9 | ‘ I asked for a biography of a dead scientist , not a list of missile sites . ’ |
| 10 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
| 11 | If the code is kept under review , is there any intention to issue an updated version with any alterations to the 1987 edition which is the one that was supplied to me when I asked for a copy ? |
| 12 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
| 13 | The reason I asked for a preserved pension obviously to see whether there was any preserved benefits . |
| 14 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |
| 15 | After all , the main reason I asked for an assistant was because of the danger of an epidemic of polio . |
| 16 | I asked for an application form for Scheduled Monument Consent because British Waterways have agreed that ‘ Spokes ’ can undertake repairs to the towpath of the Union Canal , in the Hermiston area . |
| 17 | I have , I asked for an extension because like , in , in light of my present mathematical ne , need for seriousness , for seriously doing a hell of a lot of maths homework |
| 18 | ‘ It is important for the children to be medically fit to go , so I ask for a full report from their doctors , ’ says Dr Holmes-Smith . |
| 19 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 20 | Normally I ask for an appointment , but I happened to be passing and saw the lights — and the chopper . |
| 21 | But outside a religious context , why should I ask for a certainty with which I dispense in every other field of life ? |
| 22 | Er Nicola had a baby , she suffered from postnatal depression and er can I ask for a bit of hush there please , Nicola suffered from postnatal depression and she took Prozac . |
| 23 | Er , can I ask for a point of clarification . |
| 24 | May I ask for a seconder for that motion . |
| 25 | Please could I ask for a moment 's silence and look to the north er we wil where we will have a dedication fly past by A-Tens of the Eighty-First Tactical Fighter Wing . |
| 26 | Can I ask for a list of the full report before council , so it will give us a chance to have a debate there rather than here . |
| 27 | ‘ You asked for a particular service . |
| 28 | If you asked for a special audit they would probably welcome it , as an indication that the bank was going to great lengths not to put them out of business . " |
| 29 | ‘ You asked for a double room . ’ |
| 30 | At the meeting of the Transportation Committee on 5 October 1992 you asked for a report on bus services in the Kirknewton area . |