Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] to ask for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is our usual practice to ask for a payment in advance of costs and thereafter to submit an interim bill every six months . |
| 2 | Is he aware that the chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , has deplored any possible demise of the Apex Trust , that the Archbishop of Canterbury is raising private funds for the trust and that the Secretary of State received an all-party delegation to ask for a rescue package for it ? |
| 3 | Russell Ferrante has been given permission by the High Court to ask for a second inquest into his son 's death . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | If the dress is being specially made for the bride it should be an easy matter to ask for an extra piece of the fabric with which to create the background , but since this is often not the case , a compromise must be reached . |
| 6 | They had little chance to ask for the type of ‘ human rights ’ being demanded by students in the Beida posters . |
| 7 | But he thought it a reasonable request to ask for a route and he took himself away to Tara 's great map room to procure maps for them . |
| 8 | You 're quite right , though — it 's a good idea to ask for a breakdown of charges first and , if you 're not happy , shop around . |
| 9 | His father had thought it would be a good idea to ask for the boats to be blessed at a time when Whitby Harbour was crowded with the big Scottish fleet which was following the herring as they moved south . |
| 10 | I made a mental note to ask for an application form on the way out . |
| 11 | It was one thing to ask for a reference , quite another to throw herself , bag and baggage , on the lady 's mercy ! |
| 12 | N now then , the other thing is when Dennis Healey went to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , he was shout down shouted down , but |
| 13 | I do n't think any MP has ever been to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , actually . |
| 14 | ‘ If in some sort the brothers all stand accused by this present word , ’ said Earl Robert helpfully , ‘ it is they , the humbler children of the household , who have the best right to ask for a name . |