Example sentences of "[conj] ask for [noun] on " in BNC.

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1 In August 1923 Eliot had written to Alfred Kreymborg ( who published ‘ Portrait of a Lady ’ in 1915 ) , responding enthusiastically to Kreymborg 's Puppet Plays , and asking for advice on manufacturing of puppets .
2 They also complain about the shortage of wood brought about by iron smelting , and ask for opinions on that matter : " … also of any opinion conceived of the great consumpcon of timber and all other kinds of wood made in divers places thereabouts by the Iron Mynes " ( they must refer to wood taken for charcoal burning for the furnaces , the iron mines at this stage would not be using large amounts of timber , but the woodlands were decimated for this reason .
3 It would often be necessary to go back to the user and ask for guidance on whether to broaden the search .
4 They sign an act whose manager is inexperienced and asks for advice on choosing an agent .
5 When asked for comment on the quantity of photographs of the Royal Family in the press there was no clear opinion .
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