Example sentences of "ask for [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he rang some film company in London and asked for one of the most junior men in the public-relations office , and the girl could hear the phone being put down on him . |
| 2 | What is certain is that on the bright and sunny morning of 4 June 1913 the forty-year-old Emily Davison called at the offices of the WSPU in London and asked for two of the union 's white , green and purple flags . |
| 3 | At the Lefevre there were only four oils , including Fishing Canoe ( Colour Plate XVII ) and Banana Plantation ( Colour Plate XVI ) , both priced at forty guineas , twice the sum asked for most of the thirty-eight watercolours . |
| 4 | But if not , a fifth barrier , both for new and more mature Christians , to asking for more of the Spirit is still fear of man , and fear of the supernatural . |
| 5 | ‘ But we wo n't be asking for any of the Conservatives to join us . ’ |
| 6 | The AA asks for more of the money taken in taxation from drivers to be put to work , and for road pricing proposals to be acknowledged as unnecessary , inflationary and , ultimately , inequitable . |
| 7 | Traditional library instruction has made considerable use of the lecture method for large groups , the guided tour for smaller groups , and individual help to the student who asks for this at the information desk . |
| 8 | After lunch we walked around the town and marvelled at the prices which were being asked for some of the antique furniture . |
| 9 | are they going to ask for this at the end of the installation ? |
| 10 | Insurers usually require a Statutory Declaration as to the solvency of the transferor husband at the time of the conveyance so the practitioner must consider whether or not it is practical to ask for this at the time of the conveyance ( see further Chapter 10 ) . |
| 11 | In the case of each of the plaintiffs , the application form indicates that the borrower must ask for one of the three valuations referred to . |