Example sentences of "by asking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now is the time to consolidate your gains by asking for more walks and extra perks , as your sensible attitude will enhance your standing during this fruitful period . |
| 2 | For Pound undoubtedly made the poem more obscure by asking for the excision of some transitional and bridging passages where the language was not at full pressure , but on the other hand he caused to be removed some extended sections which , being plainly extraneous , could only have added to readers ' bafflement . |
| 3 | The £172,000 prop failed to appear for Leeds on Sunday , and yesterday confirmed his disenchantment at Headingley by asking for a move . |
| 4 | On his first visit to Washington in September , the Second Channel demonstrated his piety by asking for a rug to pray on on the Friday evening ; Craig Coy , wonderingly , lent him his gym towel . |
| 5 | Several lines of enquiry are being pursued with the Meat Marketing Board and the Meat and Livestock Commission , and you can help by asking for Herdwick whenever you buy woollen garments or meat . |
| 6 | On 2 July 1870 , the candidacy of Leopold was made known publicly to all European courts and the French government reacted immediately by asking for a clear and positive statement by the Prussian government as to their attitude to Leopold 's acceptance of the Spanish throne . |
| 7 | He decided not to pander to it by asking for the admirers name . |
| 8 | Be sure though to let the ‘ nice guy ’ have his say and in conflict situations bring him into play by asking for his views . |
| 9 | The schedule , by asking for the residence to have ‘ the requirements of a Nobleman 's Town House ’ with twelve to fourteen bedrooms , a dining room to seat fifty , and a reception suite to accommodate 1,500 guests , was not only ensuring accommodation for official functions , but also attempting to perpetuate the traditional view of the Secretary of State as the embodiment of the Foreign Office ; a view which Hammond was systematically demolishing . |
| 10 | He said that he would devote his ‘ best exertions and abilities ’ to the work , and concluded by asking for ‘ proper time for a work of such importance ’ . |
| 11 | Whenever you give clarification or provide information four times out of ten someone else will follow you by doing the same and three times out of ten someone else will follow you by asking for more . |
| 12 | One time music journalist and stop-gap producer for Radio 3 , he started in the industry after a B. Mus. at Edinburgh and a spell of teaching , by asking for a job at the sadly missed EMG , then in Soho Square . |
| 13 | By asking for the supplier 's commitment at this early stage , Pearl wanted a quality assurance check and formal assurance that it had realistic expectations . |
| 14 | As they sat down one BOR retaliated by asking for a special item from the Baptist villagers . |
| 15 | Stopping people by asking for the time or change is a favourite mugging trick — especially when there is more than one attacker . |
| 16 | He told the congregation hesitantly : ‘ We begin by acknowledging our own personal failings and by asking for forgiveness . |
| 17 | Garvey 's clarification requests depend on a contingency pair analysis in which the second speaker comments on the utterance of the first speaker by asking for a measure of clarification . |
| 18 | He says he will respond by asking for three , as a negotiating position , but is prepared to go to five . |
| 19 | Should more detail be required then it could be requested by asking for minimum separation or the display of the region local to that minimum . |
| 20 | We obtained data on ( str ) in a wide variety of Philadelphia neighbourhoods by asking for directions in the neighbourhood of a given street which had a name of a form X Street . |
| 21 | Similar to Bills of Exchange , it is possible to either roll over the debt by replacing a Note with another of longer tenor , or by asking for the payee 's consent to the extension of the maturity date . |
| 22 | Where the court is satisfied that the petitioning creditor does not intend to prosecute his petition , either diligently or at all , by asking for it to be withdrawn or adjourned , it can , on the application of any other creditor who has given notice of his intention to appear , give the carriage of the petition to that other creditor ( who need not be owed £750 or more ) ( r 6.31 ) . |
| 23 | By asking for proposals from subordinates , he is able to test his position while being free to reject those proposals without political consequences . |
| 24 | I would have thought that we could request the fenc the fencing and tell them our plans for the fencing and not lose anything by asking for them |
| 25 | Oh , he had told lies and they had trapped him by asking for the names of other English agents in Paris . |
| 26 | At the tiny station of Plowden an angry old woman asked whether we had permission to park our car in the yard , so I did n't add to her troubles by asking for a ticket to Ludlow , as I had intended , but drove on to Marshbrook where the porter was more kindly . ’ |
| 27 | The Supreme Court replied by asking for an explanation and threatening proceedings for disobedience if the request was ignored . |
| 28 | Section One began by asking for demographic information : gender , school , subject(s) taught , years in teaching and status in school . |
| 29 | The women were not fair and just , even towards their husbands , ( they tested their husbands ' bonds by asking for the rings ) . |
| 30 | Well John Hume 's meetings with Gerry Addams have been overshadowed by that meeting between the prime ministers of Great Britain and the Irish Republic , overshadowed and overtaken , according to Mr Major , I talked about that to John Hume a little earlier this morning , but I began by asking for his reaction to the latest murders . |