Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [conj] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holden , 48 , of Lyme Close , Knowsley , was given a nine-month sentence , suspended for two years , after admitting three specimen theft offences and asking for 48 others , spanning six months , to be considered . |
| 2 | Richardson , 22 , of Clevedon , Avon , admitted 33 fraud charges and asked for 48 others to be considered by Gloucester Crown Court . |
| 3 | Collectively , these statutes enable the police to stop and search suspects and ask for personal details , to enter forcibly and search private properties , to detain suspects for questioning for up to 72 hours and to use as much discretion as they require to impose bans or conditions on marches or assemblies . |
| 4 | On 11 July Cross had taken a sample of his own tapwater into the local North Cornwall District Council offices and asked for it to be analysed , but the Council refused . |
| 5 | THOSE OF you who remember Sly & Robbie 's so-called golden period , when students would approach reggae DJs and ask for ‘ something by Sly & Robbie ’ when the DJ had already been playing records driven by them all night , had better get used to some changes . |
| 6 | Pearson , of Tadcaster , admitted three arson charges and asked for eight others to be considered . |
| 7 | Northallerton magistrates sentenced the 20-year-old to a total of seven months in a youth custody centre after he admitted two burglary charges and asked for another seven offences to be taken into consideration . |
| 8 | As soon as they 'd gone , I got on the phone to Directory Enquiries and asked for the number of the Maidstone hospital . |
| 9 | A group of fifth form pupils when asked for their response after using a simulation on the Arab-Israeli situation , remarked that one thing it had demonstrated was how easy it was for the countries to slide into war ! |
| 10 | Keep away from the fried batter and won-ton pastry dishes and ask for steamed or boiled rice . |
| 11 | It was Don who made the effort ; he bought the local paper and looked at ads for houses ; he phoned estate agents and asked for lists of properties . |