Example sentences of "[vb infin] ask for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information . |
| 2 | He may have asked for Norman help against his enemies in 1009 , and a continental source records that he at some point appealed to the French monarch Robert the Pious for assistance , conceivably in the hope that he could exert pressure on the Normans . |
| 3 | You can place orders on the spot with publishers you know , and it does not harm to ask for extra trade fair discount ! |
| 4 | Tom wants someone on hand but I do n't want to ask for extra men on Boxing Day in case of trouble which might well not happen . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't start asking for green chartreuse . ’ |