Example sentences of "ask for [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Buddha lay dying , his devoted attendant Ananda asked for instructions about the Sangha , the Order of Monks . |
| 2 | At the station he asked for directions to the industrial estate , and walked it in a quarter of an hour . |
| 3 | Wandering from house to house I asked for directions to the ruins of the palace . |
| 4 | Thank you Chairman , last environment committee er , you asked for updates on the position of the service , these are the last years I have managed to inspect the reports the service . |
| 5 | The RAC removed 89 parts from the stack and asked for replacements from the spares stock . |
| 6 | The conditions were deliberately vague and even asked for suggestions regarding the siting of Westminster Bridge , although some work had already been carried out towards rebuilding the bridge on its existing site . |
| 7 | YOU asked for comments on the new proposals for points scoring . |
| 8 | We obtained data on ( str ) in a wide variety of Philadelphia neighbourhoods by asking for directions in the neighbourhood of a given street which had a name of a form X Street . |
| 9 | asking for guarantees for the physical safety of those who have been threatened and intimidated after giving evidence in the trial against the four policemen for the murder of Nahaman Carmona López ; |
| 10 | ( It also increased the letters from German/Swiss nicks asking for copies of The End magazine to relieve the boredom . ) |
| 11 | open day Margaret , we were saying that we er we should really put the notices up asking for donations for the tombola . |
| 12 | It stated that he had seen an advertisement in the papers asking for designs for the redevelopment of the whole area between Downing Street and Great George Street , yet Hall knew the Cabinet had decided against this large scheme and that only the purchase of the Fludyer Street area would be completed . |
| 13 | They 've also asked that I should put a drawing of this scheme which they have sent to me in the May edition of the Bramley , with an article from them , explaining it , asking for comments from the public , and this will be their public consultation exercise . |
| 14 | The Executive Committee of the Comintern had cabled the Labour and Socialist International on 25 September 1935 , asking for negotiations for the " defence of peace " . |
| 15 | asking for details of the investigation into his allegations of torture in 1990 , specifically which agency conducted the investigation and what methods were used in that investigation ; |
| 16 | I originally saw an advert in the paper asking for volunteers for the hospital radio station . |
| 17 | Further to your report ( Echo February 4 ) , I am asking for volunteers from the Spennymoor Ward to form a steering committee to promote activities for the youth of the ward , such as Outward Bound , fishing , youth projects etc . |
| 18 | The Scottish Office has asked for responses to the consultation document by 27 November . |
| 19 | This reply , however , turned out to be incorrect , as teachers had been asked for pen-portraits of the children for use at the Panel Hearings , and the Acting Director of Education Mike Drever had supported the request . |
| 20 | The development is being promoted by the City of Edinburgh District Council , although it has not yet progressed to the submission of a planning application on which I have been asked for comments by the District Councils Director of Planning . |
| 21 | They have definitely asked for representatives of the Association to confer with their officers in order to discuss a circular which they are preparing on the teaching of English in secondary schools . |
| 22 | Asked for details of the transactions , one replied : ‘ I do n't remember exactly what all took place . ’ |
| 23 | François d'Aubert , the centrist vice-chairman of the French National Assembly 's finance committee has asked for details of the bank 's dealings with Mr Parretti . |
| 24 | We have not asked for contributions from the voluntary sector in the past as the Newsletter was viewed more as a vehicle to let staff and others know about how Community Care was being implemented from a Social Work Department perspective . |
| 25 | Ask for copies of the following free leaflets in print or braille : |
| 26 | Ask for details at the Tourist Information Centre |
| 27 | He is to table a new series of questions in the Commons today which ask for details of the proposed package . |
| 28 | Please ask for details of the full range of tickets available . |
| 29 | This might be because it will give you , the teacher , more confidence in what you 're doing , in which case the simplest way is to discuss the likely roles and ask for volunteers before the drama proper begins . |
| 30 | Ask for quotes for the full job , which will including fitting charges , plus any structural alterations needed . |