Example sentences of "to ask for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought she was probably going to ask for money . |
| 2 | I suppose the heat had made me edgy : though I knew that to ask for money as a loan was the only way she could keep her dignity , I held an angry conversation with her in my mind . |
| 3 | Whereas the original demand had been for actual ships , the Crown began in the 1590s to ask for money instead . |
| 4 | Because er most of the year we tell our kids not to talk to strangers , and then one day a year you send the little so and sos out to knock on peoples doors to ask for money er and sweets and things like that . |
| 5 | In 1612 the ambassador in Paris took the desperate step of writing directly to James I to ask for money and persuaded the duc de Bouillon , one of the greatest French nobles , to back his request . |
| 6 | Finding herself in severe financial straits she went along to the appropriate authority to ask for money to buy food for her children . |
| 7 | ‘ He is embarrassed to ask for money , but he must train full-time if he is to do himself justice . |
| 8 | ‘ We are about to really start approaching businesses in the Darlington area to ask for money or help in kind , ’ said Robin . |
| 9 | We explored the hamlet then chose a new-looking building offering ‘ Bed and Breakfast ’ from which to ask for water . |
| 10 | Plant breeders anywhere in the world can write in to ask for budwood from these clones , some of which are wild in origin while others have been selected from plantations in various countries . |
| 11 | Gentleman sees the working papers he will discover that no hospital will be able to ask for trust status unless it agrees to carry out the whole range of services that must be undertaken in that area . |
| 12 | [ PC. 2. ] got on the radio to ask for assistance even though nothing had happened . |
| 13 | You will undoubtedly find strength and reassurance in numbers and you will be able to ask for assistance from agencies , training schemes and counsellors to help your particular group . |
| 14 | Case given , you have a child who to ask for baptism , him or herself . |
| 15 | He began to ask for orange juice when offered drinks , hoping for a little nourishment before he passed out . |
| 16 | A gentleman from Peebles called our phone-in to ask for help with whitefly on his fuchsias , and Carole was able to offer some advice . |
| 17 | It may be because people are not aware that these benefits exist ; they do not wish to ask for help while they can manage on what they have ; or they may be too proud to claim , thinking that it is like asking for charity . |
| 18 | ‘ Oz , ’ Joe interrupted , ‘ this is the only day in the year when I need to ask for help from my neighbours . |
| 19 | Never touch someone who is angry , and do n't hesitate to ask for help . |
| 20 | There now seemed no need even to ask for help ; my needs were known , so I waited for a cure . |
| 21 | Do not be too proud to ask for help from your colleagues in hearing your presentation . |
| 22 | Printed material is suitable for both orientation and instruction and it has the advantage of ease of use for casual library users and those too shy to ask for help . |
| 23 | Late in 1970 Hilary Spurling wrote to me to ask for help in her book on Ivy . |
| 24 | the confidence to ask for help , |
| 25 | However , Clive 's manager was driven by ‘ Be strong ’ — he considered that it would be weak to ask for help . |
| 26 | If it was Jack Stone , then if he wanted Doyle 's private number it was to ask for help . |
| 27 | ‘ Five years ago , it was rare for someone to ask for help , ’ a debt expert said last night . |
| 28 | I might have to ask for help with that as well . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It is a sign of weakness to ask for help . ’ |
| 30 | The strain of conducting frontier warfare against the French and their Indian allies , without assistance from the south , forced the Massachusetts assembly to ask for help from England in terms that showed a reasonable willingness to co-operate with policy laid down in London . |