Example sentences of "we ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Selfoss the assistant in the chemist 's tries to sell us surgical spirit when we ask for meths and there is a pantomime while Tony explains to her , in best sign language , that what he wants is spirit for a Trangia . |
| 2 | A. We ask for £12 a year — to give a smaller amount please use the Bankers Order . |
| 3 | If we ask for them by name they 'll think we know them from somewhere . ’ |
| 4 | The minimum deposit we ask for is £10,000 . |
| 5 | The mundane world view suggests that the tossing of coins or yarrow stalks , or selection of cards from a pack , is random and meaningless — but metaphysics assures us that if we ask for guidance , we will receive it . |
| 6 | When our appearance is being changed — in the hairdresser 's , beauty salon or fitting room — there is great vulnerability , and if we ask for assistance we are giving others considerable power to judge us , alter us and witness us stripped of normal dignity . |
| 7 | The letter ends : ‘ Now on the point of departure we ask for your PRAYERS — for ourselves and our families whom we leave behind . ’ |
| 8 | We ask for a plant 's eye view of life and death in a sward and hope ultimately to be able to collect these reductionist observations into statements about the population , the species or even possibly the community . |
| 9 | These committees make the final decision on publication , although we ask for almost every paper to be revised before publication . |
| 10 | Now I think , er and I 'm sure that Mrs will , I 've I 've got other information as well , that we could , I , I , I 'd like to recommend that we had an on going petition which could be in Welfare Rights , the Town Hall , The Libraries , but there 's no , I do n't think there 's an opposition to such a thing , whereby we ask for a P D S A clinic in Harlow , I 'm sure there 's room round where they were sit , sited before , and I do n't know , you know , I 'd like to know what Mrs 's thinks , also I 've got information er , a , following lots of phone calls erm there is an organisation called The Blue Cross , they have a clinic in Victoria and they 're , they have a head office in Oxford and they will help if they know the name of the vet and have the invoice and I 'm afraid it 's tested , but they will help pensioner 's and other low paid people to meet there bill 's , so that 's another outcome , while were doing the petition . |
| 11 | But we ask for patience until Chapter 4 . |
| 12 | Er with a perceived value of something like ten or twelve pounds but er that can be self financing with the profit on the bottles that the bottle tops that we ask for . |
| 13 | And even if he had , what will he say when we ask for it ? |
| 14 | We ask for wisdom of action |
| 15 | Eternal God , we rejoice in your promise that as our day is , so shall our strength be ; and we ask for your help for all who are old and wearied with the burden of life . |
| 16 | We ask for reference back so that a closer look can be taken at these problems in the administration of the benefits . |
| 17 | We ask for three O eight to be referred or opposed if it is not and that you support motion three O nine as it 's in line with current policy . |
| 18 | We are not prepared to do that , and that provision will not be in the treaty unless we ask for it . |
| 19 | The only time a board memorandum might be contemplated is where the Information Memorandum includes forward projections ( typically seeking US buyers ) and we ask for a letter of representation ( see 1103.4 ) . |
| 20 | We ask for help in our task of calling for an end to the executions and the release of all political prisoners . |
| 21 | Mr Chairman , would I , er , can I ask that we ask for er more explanation on what they 're doing there ? |
| 22 | But that that we ask for an exploration of the feasibility of widening the use of homes into nursing care , very sheltered accommodation , apartment style accommodation etcetera . |
| 23 | Erm , and I feel very strongly , and I urge members to consider that we should support this as a matter of principle , to help er , that group of our society , I me , I was going to suggest an amendment that we ask for the average age of this council erm , |
| 24 | and I second agenda and erm we ask for your attention to para three point four er which is the financial part of this budget really and it says that some contingencies in nursery schools should be increased , erm that it is actually allowed for in the later budget erm the tax payer budget will be . |
| 25 | but how you do your original is up to you I mean it 's just what we ask for from reprographics and you know they do single sided |
| 26 | Now Lord we ask that the peace that you promise that passes our understanding will keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and in its Son , your Son , our Saviour Jesus Christ and we ask for the blessing of you , of the Father upon us , as we continue to serve in your name . |
| 27 | If we must , we can use classed ranks — a hybrid between rating and ranking — in which we ask for assignment to a top class , second class , etc. , there being relatively few classes . |
| 28 | Our annual elections are once again due and we ask for nominations to fill the three places on the Executive Committee that will fall vacant at the Annual General Meeting in April . |
| 29 | We are very well looked after for money and food — the food here in Sian has n't been a patch on Peking ( where it was very good indeed ) , but we are n't grumbling — if we do n't like what they give us we ask for something different ( e.g. omelette ) and get it . |
| 30 | Er and and this is why we ask for for greater flexibility both in the allocation and in the wording of the policy . |