Example sentences of "asks [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel signals for me to stay quiet , and she asks through the door what these guys want . |
| 2 | A questionnaire which asks about the systems now in use and for figures from electricity bills is all that is involved . |
| 3 | The questions Radway asks about the romance focus on form , to the exclusion of broader political questions . |
| 4 | When Thompson asks about the emergence of classes he enquires into the choices and intentions of individuals , which are for him a crucial kind of evidence , and sees the process of class formation as one of self-making . |
| 5 | MR GIBBON points out ( HAS January 13 ) that the test question ( Echo January 7 ) for 14-year-olds shows the man has already stepped onto the first stair and begins to fall into the trap of talking about the man , when the question asks about the load ! |
| 6 | But she asks for no accolade . |
| 7 | This suited the broad sweep of the first movement and the magical filigree of the second movement splendidly , but the finale perhaps asks for a degree of conscious showmanship . |
| 8 | When the question quotes a statement and asks for a discussion of it , do not be afraid to criticise the statement if you think it is open to criticism . |
| 9 | If Rocky asks for a transfer that means no signing on fee with any transfer of course ! |
| 10 | an afternoon caller who leaves the garden gate open or a tramp who asks for a can of water and leaves the tap on . |
| 11 | He keeps calling in till he 's acknowledged , then he asks for a road report . |
| 12 | ‘ An English beggar dressed in tatters swaggers up to the abbey gates , asks for a casket to be handed over , and the monks cheerfully comply . ’ |
| 13 | The problem is that the child throws toys every time he asks for a biscuit and is refused . |
| 14 | The best thing to get richer is like , going round car boot sales , like my mum , she 's so funny , dad said she 's a different woman , she 's just like , cos when Phil and I erm , were engaged , we were trying to save up money , so we , oh and like we 'd sell off all our old stuff , so just give me of money , and then , we got these and my mum was pricing everything up , and she 's going , if someone asks for a discount , do n't , just do n't give it to them , she said , everyone 's going round pricing everything up and erm , when they come to you , they just , they just want things for nothing . |
| 15 | There was one good Carling Black Label ad — where a guy walks into a bar and asks for a pint of Carling Black Label and they say , ‘ I bet he drinks Carling Black Label ’ — but we did n't have to sit through all the others just to see that . |
| 16 | The essence of preaching or prayer is that it asks for a response now , not later . |
| 17 | The father appeals against the care order and asks for a residence order to his mother . |
| 18 | She asks for a lift as far as Stamford Hill . |
| 19 | He asks for a review of wholesale pricing policies and asks that all dealers should be contacted . |
| 20 | If he asks for a review board he gets it because there is no provision in the regulations for even the Secretary of State to refuse such a request . |
| 21 | No-one asks for a re-run of this one night stand . |
| 22 | A white woman asks for a bath , and they go and give her the key to the bathroom , things like that . |
| 23 | This elderly Czech émigré , an unsuccessful literary man , is the godfather of her husband 's boyfriend , Tomas , a sharp-looking little hustler with disconcerting ways ( he asks for a glass of water as if issuing a command ) . |
| 24 | For example , if someone says that they did not have time to read the material and asks for a summary from the author or chairman , politely refuse . |
| 25 | Pauline sits on the settee , and asks for a cup of tea . |
| 26 | He goes up to a kiosk in Wenceslas Square and asks for a copy of Rude Pravo ( Red Truth ) , the Party newspaper . |
| 27 | The next step that he foresaw would be that Mr Ramsay MacDonald comes to the King and asks for a Dissolution : indeed Mr Asquith believes that in accepting office Mr Ramsay MacDonald will very probably ask His Majesty to promise a Dissolution in the event of an early defeat of the Government in the House of Commons … |
| 28 | If , therefore , one asks for a prediction of the instantaneous velocity , without making any observations , this can not be given within certain limits . |
| 29 | He calculates the location and properties of this cloud and asks for a research grant to send up a satellite to test his calculations . |
| 30 | In other words , SCOTVEC policy asks for the assessment to match the nature of the outcome or outcomes being assessed . |