Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] ask for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ianthe was trying to imagine what the room would be like and where exactly the house would be but somehow did not like to ask for further details . |
| 2 | IF ENGLAND had wanted a tough competitive fixture to complete their domestic programme before the Students World Cup in Italy in July 1 , they could not have asked for better preparation that at Blundellsands yesterday . |
| 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 | Had he come up on the bus with us from Bishop Auckland to Willington , we 'd probably have asked for one and a half . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | people do n't like asking for that though . |
| 7 | I could n't have asked for more . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't start asking for green chartreuse . ’ |
| 9 | He should never have asked for three assistants , he realized . |