Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] ask for the " in BNC.

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1 There also sometimes seems to be a feeling that the media could have got themselves better organised and asked for the material earlier .
2 Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work .
3 he came and asked for the duster and the polish
4 So if a girl does not feel able to go and ask for the Pill , or if she is reluctant to use it because she sees it as a health risk , the alternative may be to use nothing .
5 Helen to be contacted and asked for the plinth so that this can be completed before this years event .
6 The man had entered and asked for the lavatory .
7 If you are rejected the most constructive thing you can do is to phone or write and ask for the reasons why .
8 confess to God those times when you sinned and ask for the gift of an ever-deepening sorrow for not co-operating with him .
9 One had but to ask for the information .
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