Example sentences of "[verb] asked for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the GP has asked for a drug to be dispensed in a special calendar pack , or has prescribed a small quantity of an unusual medicine that is only available from wholesalers in large quantities , the pharmacist will want to make sure that the pricing authority is aware of the extra costs . |
| 2 | He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more . |
| 3 | WIDNES 'S £100,000-rated former Great Britain half-back David Hulme has asked for a transfer , despite signing a new one-year deal only three months ago . |
| 4 | Howard , the 24-year-old former Waterloo Rugby Union player , has asked for a transfer after the Widnes ban . |
| 5 | Now Malcolm has asked for a bit more of my own feelings and thoughts in these epistles . |
| 6 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's European labour-management committee has asked for a meeting with Gerard Longuet , French minister of Posts & Telecommunications , before he ‘ takes any decisions concerning [ our ] company , ’ according to La Tribune . |
| 7 | The news that the Secretary of State for Scotland has asked for a feasibility study to investigate the need for a second Forth road bridge is unwelcome and merely confirms that the Scottish Office lacks a viable , long-term strategy for transport . |
| 8 | Myers to leave Wigan WIGAN 'S 18-try Great Britain under-21 winger David Myers has asked for a move . |
| 9 | You may recall that this committee has asked for a health and housing conference but we seem to get under it rather a lot of times , nothing it appears to be happening . |
| 10 | Victim Support has asked for an apology for the ‘ apparent inhuman treatment ’ of victim Sohail Ahmed , 32 , at Balham station , South London . |
| 11 | But his boss has asked for an investigation into what he called evil and wicked aspects of the case . |
| 12 | A Chief Constable has asked for an inquiry into the running of the world 's biggest military airshow . |
| 13 | More subtle forms of referent power occur when an individual asks others to complete a task because ‘ the chief executive ’ or ‘ the minister ’ has asked for the work . |
| 14 | In other words ‘ if he thought he was nt part of the future plans Id have told him so and he would have asked for a transfer … has he ? ? |
| 15 | He could not have asked for a clearer-case of his anti-Christian enemy ‘ trampling on the moral law ’ than in Hungary . |
| 16 | If I could have asked for a gift , I suppose it would have been the ability to make a living as a musician . |
| 17 | She could have asked for the moon , and seen the clansmen climb on each other 's shoulders to reach it down for her . |
| 18 | My Mother was n't insured and the funeral director 's bill of £150 was a shock ( he might as well have asked for the moon ) . |
| 19 | Had she not met Flynn , she would merely have asked for the farms to be restored to Maran Hill ; but the news from London made her too bold . |
| 20 | ‘ I am the mother of a spastic child but had I been told before his birth that my son would be handicapped I would have asked for an abortion . |
| 21 | " I 'm sorry to have asked for an explanation — you will understand that bankers are trained to be cautious . |
| 22 | Bernadette had asked for a sign saying simply ‘ quality ’ which was very appropriate for her appearance but did nothing much to advertise what she was advising on . |
| 23 | Sylvia had asked for a recall , so it would have to wait until she returned to England . |
| 24 | The difference in Conway was that the suspect had asked for a parade , and in such circumstances the Code of Practice on Identification states ( in para. 2.1 of the original Code ; 2.3 of the revised version ) that a parade is mandatory unless it is impracticable to hold one ( Brown [ 1991 ] Crim.L.R. 368 ) . |
| 25 | Michele had asked for a promise that she would n't attempt the stairs , but she had n't given one , and if she was very careful … |
| 26 | Meanwhile , the Government had asked for a money contribution from the parents of evacuees . |
| 27 | He pushed the door open and wished he had asked for a candle . |
| 28 | And at Old Trafford yesterday , Cantona denied that he had asked for a transfer or that his working relationship with Wilkinson had suffered any breakdown . |
| 29 | The two academics had asked for a grant of £40,000 ; they have been given around £18,000 . |
| 30 | Mr Elton attacked his wife after she had asked for a divorce . |