Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] ask for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was probably unconnected , but the superintendent nurse asked for an extra scrubber for the male side , and the temporary appointment was approved . |
| 2 | Liverpool Liberal Democrat MP David Alton has written to the Home Secretary asking for a night watchman and better policing around the grounds of St Anne 's School in Overbury Street , Edge Hill , Liverpool . |
| 3 | At last I felt I must take action , and I went to the Establishment Branch to ask for a transfer . |
| 4 | to write to the Health and Safety Executive asking for a report on their findings of their investigation into the causes of the explosion , and erm after several letters , if you recall at the last meeting I was asked to write to MPs and so forth . |
| 5 | For a closer look at how your marriage will affect your tax position ask for the following booklets from your local Tax Office or Tax Enquiry Centre : ‘ Income Tax : A guide for married couples ’ , ‘ Independent Taxation : A guide to mortgage interest relief for married couples ’ , ‘ Capital Gains Tax : A guide for married couples ’ . |
| 6 | Penge Urban District Council asked for the electrification of all suburban railways . |
| 7 | A deeper allegiance than his love for the children of the Anglo-Irish landlord he had worked for since he was a homeless lad knocking at the kitchen door to ask for a cup of tea and an odd job . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A letter was sent to the church council asking for the tea to be reserved from nine thirty until sixteen thirty on the days of the ladies open , fourth of August . |
| 10 | Jennie instructed Katharine to come across the diagonal and on each third canter stride to ask for a flying change , which would result , ( hopefully ! ) in a change of leg every fourth stride . |
| 11 | If you 're still not satisfied , write to your County Council asking for the matter to be referred to its Fire Services Committee . |
| 12 | Someone came from County Hall to ask for a list of folk for decoration . |
| 13 | When we write to a bank manager asking for an overdraft , we will probably take all three into account if we wish to succeed ; but we do not need to know any other personal details . |
| 14 | Defendants Malcolm Packford and David Cooper were n't in court — their defence solicitor asked for an adjournment in their absence . |
| 15 | ‘ If Chief Justice Fortescue asked for a report , we could pose many questions and few solutions , Sir John . ’ |