Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] ask for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , you have a case which asks for an answer divided into two main sections , which means that you ca n't use the classic problem-solving structure . |
| 2 | In fact , you should n't in this instance , because the case itself asks for an answer divided into two main sections . |
| 3 | an afternoon caller who leaves the garden gate open or a tramp who asks for a can of water and leaves the tap on . |
| 4 | The reason I asked for a preserved pension obviously to see whether there was any preserved benefits . |
| 5 | After all , the main reason I asked for an assistant was because of the danger of an epidemic of polio . |
| 6 | The successful schemes were unsentimental and transcended the apparent dilemma posed by the design brief which asked for a building which related to preformed and powerful sensibilities and beliefs about life and death and which is also required to be effectively energy conscious . |
| 7 | ’ On the north-east corner he asked for a castellated bell tower in which to house the bell he had brought back from Lille . |
| 8 | Last year she asked for a big French dictionary for her birthday . ’ |
| 9 | The problem is that the child throws toys every time he asks for a biscuit and is refused . |