Example sentences of "[adv] ask for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at his master rather anxiously as he spoke , and Cornelius Fennell , catching that warning eye , perversely asked for another piece . |
| 2 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 3 | Is this , all these wonderful protection of animals , dogs and horses and so on , and pet shops and so on , do , does the Chief Fire Officer think in his local knowledge , that most of these have been inspected by his officers , or does he get the feeling there , that sometimes the district councils are not asking for these inspections ? |
| 4 | He pointed out that , unlike the South Western Board , he was not asking for any subsidy . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't get me wrong — we 're not asking for any favours from the referee , ’ said the inspirational Leeds midfielder . |
| 6 | Just ask for more details . |
| 7 | It might have continued like that for me too , if I had not needed a chat with my local breastfeeding counsellor and realised she had not asked for any payment . |
| 8 | ‘ He has not asked for any help from us . |
| 9 | I did not ask for more money — I was in Bayreuth at the time . ’ |
| 10 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 11 | If the so-called specialist does not ask for this information then retreat rapidly and find someone else who does . |
| 12 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 13 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 14 | After 12 months the relevant authorities are still asking for more copies of the plans that were submitted about nine months ago . |
| 15 | Do n't you ever ask for any proof of identification ? |
| 16 | Although Laura would phone Jacqui every day she would usually ask for another dress ‘ along the same lines ’ . |
| 17 | If the training set also includes cats , dogs and cows , then we could not always ask for these values . |
| 18 | So what d' you reckon I should reasonably ask for that thing then ? |
| 19 | If the person taking the blood sample is asked for what purpose it is being taken and replies that it is for an HIV antibody test , a person who does not wish an HIV antibody test to be done should expressly say so , and should also ask for this refusal to be entered in their medical records . |
| 20 | that 's why all these people can now ask for more money . |
| 21 | They 're simply asking for more money to spent with no concerns about the value for money , and surely it was the Conservatives who used to tell us ten or fifteen years ago , that you could n't judge the quality of a service by the amount of money spent on it . |
| 22 | Please ask for more information about services which you think might be helpful to you . |
| 23 | I have n't asked for any favours from you . ’ |
| 24 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |
| 25 | German Chancellor Helmut Kohl told them bluntly : ‘ Do n't ask for more money . |
| 26 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 27 | ‘ If you win , ’ Biddy said , ‘ I wo n't ask for any payment . ’ |
| 28 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 29 | No but as erm Mrs has mentioned to me , when it comes to er converting an existing garage into a den or a study and then asking for another garage to be built . |
| 30 | We never asked for these technologies , and in the long run they give us fewer choices , not more . |