Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] ask for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your scheme may or may not ask for a contribution from you . |
| 2 | We dare not ask for the grace of humility , but perhaps we do n't need to when it is so often thrust upon us , thought Sophia , beating together eggs and sugar for a sponge cake , knowing that her cake would not rise as high as Sister Dew 's . |
| 3 | He hit out at Wilko for the first time ( ‘ is there a law against me and Gorden Strachen playing in the same team ’ ) and admitted that he was unsure of his future at Leeds but will not ask for a transfer . |
| 4 | ‘ They wo n't ask for no clothing coupons down there , ’ said Mrs Parvis . |
| 5 | ie. you can not ask for a package to be approved yesterday ! ! ! |
| 6 | In Britain , however , patients on life-support machines or in a ‘ permanent vegetative state ’ can not ask for the machine to be switched off . |