Example sentences of "[noun sg] have ask [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 If the GP has asked for a drug to be dispensed in a special calendar pack , or has prescribed a small quantity of an unusual medicine that is only available from wholesalers in large quantities , the pharmacist will want to make sure that the pricing authority is aware of the extra costs .
2 The Cuban President had asked for a $500 surety per refugee , plus a subsidiary guarantee to cover food and lodging during the period of transit on the Isle of Pines .
3 Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's European labour-management committee has asked for a meeting with Gerard Longuet , French minister of Posts & Telecommunications , before he ‘ takes any decisions concerning [ our ] company , ’ according to La Tribune .
4 You may recall that this committee has asked for a health and housing conference but we seem to get under it rather a lot of times , nothing it appears to be happening .
5 The judge has asked for a unanimous verdict and the jury will now spend the night in a hotel before returning to court to continue their deliberations .
6 Meanwhile , the Government had asked for a money contribution from the parents of evacuees .
7 The European Commission has decided that the state aid offered to Digital Equipment Corp at its Scottish plant in Ayr conforms with Community rules , the Irish Department of Enterprise & Employment has had to admit : in a letter to the department , Brussels said ‘ The Commission , with regard to information provided by the UK authorities , considers the regional aid granted to the Ayr plant is in conformity with Community rules and the aid received is within the limits approved by the Commission for this region ’ ; the Irish government had asked for a review of state aid to DEC after it decided to transfer some operations from Galway to Ayr .
8 The difference in Conway was that the suspect had asked for a parade , and in such circumstances the Code of Practice on Identification states ( in para. 2.1 of the original Code ; 2.3 of the revised version ) that a parade is mandatory unless it is impracticable to hold one ( Brown [ 1991 ] Crim.L.R. 368 ) .
9 The King in the meantime had asked for a constitutional memorandum , dealing with a new Prime Minister 's right to a dissolution , from Haldane , and had summoned Bonar Law .
10 This servant had asked for a physic as his mistress was unwell .
11 The company had asked for a £2,000 grant .
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