Example sentences of "[noun sg] ask [pers pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or the more punchy ‘ How would you like to buy some shares in Gibbs Building Contractors — ‘ Do n't pick your contractor/ By throwing a dice/ Bring GIBBS into the game/ Ask us for a price ’ . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ This story of Terry 's about going after your father to ask him for a loan to buy a small-holding — what do you make of that ? ’ |
| 3 | The unsuspecting victim was horrified when a ‘ corpse ’ leaned out of an open coffin to ask him for a takeaway pizza . |
| 4 | Once , Barry 's daughter asked him for an autograph . |
| 5 | Then I felt a pressure on my arm and a soft female voice asked me for a light . |
| 6 | The boy was in Nunnery Lane when another youth asked him for a ride on the bike and never returned . |
| 7 | Geoffrey says he 's considering writing another letter to the Prime Minister asking him for a proper reply to his questions . |
| 8 | And and at the same time ask them for a date when they want the stone . |