Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] ask [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We realized that decorators were buying our fabric and wallpaper in bulk and asking for a discount , as was available to them with any other brand . ’ |
| 2 | Some journals give clear feedback and ask for a list of changes if the paper is resubmitted , but this is not true of all . |
| 3 | The banks offered a 30 per cent cut and asked for a US$1,000 million payment to reduce interest arrears of US$8,000 million . |
| 4 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 5 | There was one good Carling Black Label ad — where a guy walks into a bar and asks for a pint of Carling Black Label and they say , ‘ I bet he drinks Carling Black Label ’ — but we did n't have to sit through all the others just to see that . |
| 6 | Oh you have n't gone up to a bar and asked for a pils have you ? |
| 7 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 8 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 9 | If for some reason you are not contacted , telephone the suppliers in the directory in this issue and ask for a catalogue . |
| 10 | Otherwise you should contact your local council and ask for a claim form for community charge benefit . |
| 11 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 12 | That evening I rang Fred Workman , News Editor of the Times-Herald , at his home and asked for a job as cub reporter . |
| 13 | Christina walked behind the reception desk and asked for a copy of Mr Banville 's account . |
| 14 | Anyone who is caring for an elderly mother or father would be well advised to visit the local office of the Department of Health and Social Security and ask for a complete set of leaflets on this subject which will explain what financial help is available , apart from the State Retirement Pension , both for their parent and for themselves . |
| 15 | She said that she 'd be happy with wine so he caught somebody 's eye and asked for a carafe of the house red . |
| 16 | A beautiful girl went into a sweet shop and asked for a box of chocolates . |
| 17 | I carry on munching through my toast , and since there 's no point carrying the last dregs of marmalade to wherever it is we 're going , I scrape an inch-thick layer out of the jar and ask through a mouthful of carbon where the landlord lives . |
| 18 | On leaving the Ayrshire Yeomanry and asking for a Middle East posting , he had sailed on the Queen Mary around the Cape of Good Hope and had docked at Durban . |
| 19 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ If they want to go through the correct procedure and ask for a transfer , then so be it . ’ |
| 21 | The next step that he foresaw would be that Mr Ramsay MacDonald comes to the King and asks for a Dissolution : indeed Mr Asquith believes that in accepting office Mr Ramsay MacDonald will very probably ask His Majesty to promise a Dissolution in the event of an early defeat of the Government in the House of Commons … |
| 22 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 23 | If you are not sure where to look , go to your local reference library and ask for a copy of BRAD ( British Rate and Data ) , which lists every publication and its advertising rates . |
| 24 | I thought he was wandering off , but he went up to the counter and asked for a coffee . |
| 25 | At Art College , she 'd had a friend whose catch phrase when asked for a date , was : How about next July , I seem to have a Wednesday free . |
| 26 | Jim Lancaster looked around with predictable relief and asked for a coffee . |
| 27 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 28 | I did not fancy approaching any of the holiday cruisers — a bit like knocking on a caravan door and asking for a bed . |
| 29 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 30 | So , for example , if you go to a supplier and ask for a machine to run Windows quickly , and you end up with an elderly 8086 PC , you 'll be entirely within your rights to ask for your money back . |