Example sentences of "[prep] asking for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all , thanks to the Editor for asking for a short article from the unions ( soon to be united as Unison ) for the inaugural Highways Department News Sheet . |
| 2 | Wheel clamps are n't on the list yet , but it 's still worth asking for a few quid off your annual premium . |
| 3 | A spokesman from the Department said : ‘ There is nothing stopping us from asking for a total ban . |
| 4 | My hon. Friends and I feel justified in asking for a special debate to call attention to the ridiculous fact that , at Humberstone , which is part of the EDDR route , a mile of new road costing £1.5 million has stood finished and unopened for over a year , while the county and city councils argue about a proposed route by the side of the clinic on Scraptoft lane through a recreation area which happens to be owned by the city council . |
| 5 | A BID to ease mortgage misery by asking for a bigger share of Government cash has suffered a setback . |
| 6 | As they sat down one BOR retaliated by asking for a special item from the Baptist villagers . |