Example sentences of "[adv] ask for [det] [noun sg] " 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 | He pointed out that , unlike the South Western Board , he was not asking for any subsidy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ He has not asked for any help from us . |
| 6 | I did not ask for more money — I was in Bayreuth at the time . ’ |
| 7 | If the so-called specialist does not ask for this information then retreat rapidly and find someone else who does . |
| 8 | Do n't you ever ask for any proof of identification ? |
| 9 | Although Laura would phone Jacqui every day she would usually ask for another dress ‘ along the same lines ’ . |
| 10 | So what d' you reckon I should reasonably ask for that thing then ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | that 's why all these people can now ask for more money . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Please ask for more information about services which you think might be helpful to you . |
| 15 | 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 … |
| 16 | German Chancellor Helmut Kohl told them bluntly : ‘ Do n't ask for more money . |
| 17 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 18 | ‘ If you win , ’ Biddy said , ‘ I wo n't ask for any payment . ’ |
| 19 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 20 | 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 . |