Example sentences of "[noun] and ask for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We realized that decorators were buying our fabric and wallpaper in bulk and asking for a discount , as was available to them with any other brand . ’ |
| 2 | Some journals give clear feedback and ask for a list of changes if the paper is resubmitted , but this is not true of all . |
| 3 | ( d ) Agent 's fees Immediately contracts are exchanged on behalf of a seller , telephone the estate agent and ask for an account . |
| 4 | You cos you know Bonnie yeah , sh she erm got offered a er job in Glitters in Camden yeah it 's a shop in Camden , and sh she told Honey and Dan about it yeah and the next thing she knows yeah like the next day , she 's talking to Dan and Honey and Honey comes out and says oh I went down to Glitters and asked for a job right said right to Honey 's face I mean Bonnie 's face . |
| 5 | The banks offered a 30 per cent cut and asked for a US$1,000 million payment to reduce interest arrears of US$8,000 million . |
| 6 | From a cafe " behind the Nile , Frenchman called the Oberoi and asked for the Queen . |
| 7 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 8 | And Paul de Levantiére would sigh , turn with a resigned expression to his fitter and ask for the next outfit to be tried on . |
| 9 | There was one good Carling Black Label ad — where a guy walks into a bar and asks for a pint of Carling Black Label and they say , ‘ I bet he drinks Carling Black Label ’ — but we did n't have to sit through all the others just to see that . |
| 10 | Oh you have n't gone up to a bar and asked for a pils have you ? |
| 11 | Gandhi wrote to him on 14 February and asked for an interview . |
| 12 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 13 | If you look at the report , White Paper , you 'll notice that it 's sticking to a , a freezing of the nineteen-ninety levels by the year two thousand and five , and you may feel that you would like to see this country come more into line with the other E E C countries and ask for a freezing by the year two thousand . |
| 14 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 15 | It was made the more difficult because the Iranians were at one remove from the hostage-takers ; even at best , all they could promise was to lean on Hizbollah and ask for a favour . |
| 16 | Being anxious is normal , the next stage though is to admit the anxiety and to ask for the faith to see it through . |
| 17 | If for some reason you are not contacted , telephone the suppliers in the directory in this issue and ask for a catalogue . |
| 18 | Otherwise you should contact your local council and ask for a claim form for community charge benefit . |
| 19 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |
| 20 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 21 | That evening I rang Fred Workman , News Editor of the Times-Herald , at his home and asked for a job as cub reporter . |
| 22 | Christina walked behind the reception desk and asked for a copy of Mr Banville 's account . |
| 23 | By mid-forenoon they could see Dunbar 's towers ahead ; and by noontide they were under the outer castle-bridge , with Ramsay shouting up his name to the watch and asking for the Countess Agnes . |
| 24 | If you suspect , for example , that your neighbour intends to build on your land , or if your windows are going to be blocked so that no light can get through , or if an unreasonable nuisance is going to be caused , then your last hope may be to go to the courts and ask for an injunction . |
| 25 | The governors , a charity , have incurred substantial costs in fighting this case and ask for an order that their costs both in the Court of Appeal and in this House be paid out of the Legal Aid Fund . |
| 26 | If at any stage you wish to go beyond your daily existence and to ask for the knowledge of how you can reach your higher self , then your guide will teach you about the workings of your mind , your intellect and how to rise from your lower mental being into that of perfection . |
| 27 | You could find it useful to comment on past reactions and to ask for a fresh angle : ‘ When we 've talked about having some staff working from home , we 've always got bogged down in cost factors regarding the technology needed . |
| 28 | The caravan already has a busy diary for the summer but anyone interested in having it along to a community event , or simply to visit a neighbourhood , should contact their local divisional police headquarters and ask for the crime prevention officer . |
| 29 | When a business finds itself seriously short of cash it can often buy breathing time by approaching its creditors and asking for a moratorium on payments . |
| 30 | Next I had yet another idea , I wrote to the American Women 's Club of Thailand and asked for the donation of a video player . |