Example sentences of "asking [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trevelyan , on behalf of the Lords of the Treasury , acknowledged Hall 's draft Bill on 5th December , 1856 , but said that the Government would not be committed to asking Parliament for the necessary funds during the ensuring year , and : . |
| 2 | He concluded by telling Scott that there was no need to hurry with the revised elevations as he would only be asking Parliament to vote sufficient for the foundations during the present session . |
| 3 | In these circumstances it was necessary for central government to pass supplementary estimates asking Parliament to vote more money to the Health Service or to local authorities . |
| 4 | The Malvern Hills have been looked after by the Conservators for around one hundred and ten years.Now they 're asking Parliament for more powers.And it 's that request which has led to controversy . |
| 5 | He said in a letter to MPs : ‘ Maxwell pensioners will be asking Parliament to bring this gnawing uncertainty to an end by calling on the Government to shoulder its responsibilities by guaranteeing their pensions and assuming full responsibility for the pursuit and recovery of all stolen assets . ’ |
| 6 | Had I spent a little more time with it I could have justified asking money for my very first attempt at using the Tascam 228 ! |
| 7 | When everyone was sitting round the fire , drinking beer and asking Sigarup about his leg , about the doctor and the hospital and the journey back , Kalchu disappeared outside . |
| 8 | ‘ One day a letter came from him asking permission to come home . |
| 9 | The secretary was therefore directed to write to the Duke of Northumberland , asking permission to nominate him as president . |
| 10 | There they 'd lit a fire and cooked the rice , but before starting to eat they 'd made an offering to Ban Bhāi , god of the forest , asking permission to plunder his lands . |
| 11 | Without asking permission she lifted the baby and held it against her heart , crying silently . |
| 12 | They could go into land without asking permission and farmers would not even say a word , but that has been upset now . |
| 13 | In preparation for Cuba 's fourth Party Congress on 10 October , the Ecumenical Council of Cuba has submitted a document asking permission for churches and religious organisations to have much greater access to the mass media . |
| 14 | Mrs Said , a refugee from Somalia , was asking permission for her two sisters and their children in a refuge camp in Ethiopia to join her here . |
| 15 | That is to say , they were more formal , more polite , and rather more distant than usual , asking permission to do things that usually they would have done without question . |
| 16 | In other words , the committee was asking permission to appoint the staff ; this was granted . |
| 17 | I have memories of asking permission to take communion . |
| 18 | She 'll just do it , not even asking permission |
| 19 | Offering , asking permission , giving reasons |
| 20 | By then , known items have been recycled and summarised and any new ways of asking permission in the sequence can be highlighted . |
| 21 | A lesson of this kind would be appropriate as the final stage in a unit of work on ways of asking permission . |
| 22 | He looked at Farrell as if asking permission to put it on , to cover his nakedness ; although , at the moment , decency was the last of his worries . |
| 23 | As I have said , I suspect she was an orphan and , using a false name , wrote to Lady Amelia asking permission to join the Nuns of Syon and offering to pay the usual dowry fee . |
| 24 | I knew that they 'd still written me a , a second letter , like asking permission to send it through the erm what do you call it ? |
| 25 | To some extent partnership was a new concept , asking industry to make an on-going commitment to an activity which had no previous examples which would recommend it . |
| 26 | There is no point in merely asking industry to promote equal opportunities policies . |
| 27 | Once inside the Galilee Gate Corbett bade the nun goodnight , asking Ranulf to take the horses round to the stables . |
| 28 | I 'm just asking Professor for my own clarification at this stage , and it is that he does not agree to accept Mr 's addendum . |
| 29 | Do n't be frightened of asking testing questions . |
| 30 | ‘ So , every letter from Giulia — ’ she went on , ‘ I remember that , you see , because it was spelt with a G — she was asking Ramon to send money for herself and the children . |