Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have already received a letter from Littlehey Prison asking for more away ( Courage League ) fixtures ’ — DUDLEY WOOD ( RFU Secretary ) whilst answering queries about the fixtures schedule for 1992–93 . |
| 2 | A letter from J. Emslie asking for information re the implementation of the scheme . |
| 3 | Last December we printed a letter from Barbara Hill asking for ideas to make use of the cardboard centres from her yarn cones . |
| 4 | Someone came from County Hall to ask for a list of folk for decoration . |
| 5 | Similarly , if the London users want to enquire on the data , they initiate the enquiry on their local computer in the usual way , but behind the scenes the computer sends a message to its counterpart in New York asking for the data , which is then passed back across the network to be displayed on the enquirer 's screen . |
| 6 | He was awakened just before noon by the Master of Novices who announced that a message had come from John Benstede asking for Corbett to present himself at the castle immediately . |
| 7 | I immediately wrote to Colonel Sandford asking for his help in collecting my caravan , and he promised to do whatever he could . |
| 8 | Because er most of the year we tell our kids not to talk to strangers , and then one day a year you send the little so and sos out to knock on peoples doors to ask for money er and sweets and things like that . |
| 9 | Who had written a letter to Sir Charles to ask for a meeting ? |
| 10 | Trustees representing substantial family interests have written to Sir Derek asking for the board to be replaced or supplemented by new directors . |
| 11 | Trustees representing substantial Ferranti family interests wrote to Sir Derek asking for the board to be replaced or supplemented by new directors . |
| 12 | The housewarming dinner was arranged for Sunday 23 July 1797 , and on the day before , Coleridge scribbled a hasty , high-spirited note to Tom Poole asking for a promised fore quarter of lamb to be sent over to ‘ the Foxes ’ in the morning . |
| 13 | His housemaster wrote to Lord Baldwin asking for help , which led to an extra £150 per annum towards Georg 's keep . |
| 14 | Niall Hammond , Durham County Council 's sites and monuments officer , wrote to Darlington Council asking for permission for the dig to go ahead . |
| 15 | In October 1921 the Huddersfield unemployed sent a deputation to Herbert Chapman asking for admission charges ( raised from 6d to ls in 1919 ) to be waived or lowered for those with a dole card . |
| 16 | Richard Collin , director of central services for Darlington council , was instructed to write to Michael Fallon asking for cash help . |
| 17 | The latest appeal by Mother Teresa asks for blankets for Madras . |