Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [noun] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They drew no distinction between what the industry needed and what it wanted , with the result that government policy was usually determined by what the foreign mining companies asked for ’ . |
| 2 | Questionnaires issued by Cheshire County Council 's social services department asking for financial details of those suffering with physical disabilities , mental illness and learning difficulties will also take away a person 's privacy , it is claimed . |
| 3 | Marion makes the point of speaking to Historic Scotland custodians to ask for their suggestions about how they might work with schools . |
| 4 | ‘ If Chief Justice Fortescue asked for a report , we could pose many questions and few solutions , Sir John . ’ |
| 5 | A young , newly-arrived Guards officer asked for permission to spend his first weekend at the home of a retired service officer in Co . |
| 6 | On Nov. 8 a UN human rights panel asked for an official explanation why the Oufkir family and the left-wing leader Abraham Serfaty were still imprisoned . |
| 7 | I once went to the Ajami police station to ask for protection but the British constable would n't open the door to me . ’ |
| 8 | I had written to the South African Cricket Union asking for his address and , some weeks later and to my great delight , a letter arrived from Geoff Griffin himself ! |
| 9 | On the contrary , middle class feminists asked for the repeal of all protective legislation because they believed it to represent one of the barriers to female employment . |
| 10 | ‘ We went to local council meetings to ask for support from the councillors rather than try to stop the hunt meetings , ’ she adds . |
| 11 | Penge Urban District Council asked for the electrification of all suburban railways . |
| 12 | Committee meetings had taken place at fortnightly intervals ever since early in the nineteenth century , but now , in view of the fact that there was a war on , the local government board asked for the meetings to be held monthly , a suggestion that was accepted with alacrity . |
| 13 | When the Buddha lay dying , his devoted attendant Ananda asked for instructions about the Sangha , the Order of Monks . |