Example sentences of "i ask for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |
2 | I asked for a bowl , there was an embarrassed silence when no one moved to my aid ( thinking I felt sick ! ) — and my waters soaked the kitchen floor . |
3 | They looked at me apprehensively when I asked for a drink of cider or wine . |
4 | Fortunately we had an alternative target so I asked for a course . |
5 | Eventually I asked for a transfer , but could n't get one , so I stayed and now I 'm glad I did . ’ |
6 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
7 | I asked for a cigarette . |
8 | The last time I preached on the New Age before writing this chapter , I asked for a show of hands from those who had heard of it . |
9 | If the code is kept under review , is there any intention to issue an updated version with any alterations to the 1987 edition which is the one that was supplied to me when I asked for a copy ? |
10 | I asked for a report on this tragic case this morning . |
11 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
12 | I asked for a priest . |
13 | ‘ I asked for a biography of a dead scientist , not a list of missile sites . ’ |
14 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
15 | Er Nicola had a baby , she suffered from postnatal depression and er can I ask for a bit of hush there please , Nicola suffered from postnatal depression and she took Prozac . |
16 | May I ask for a seconder for that motion . |
17 | Can I ask for a list of the full report before council , so it will give us a chance to have a debate there rather than here . |
18 | Please could I ask for a moment 's silence and look to the north er we wil where we will have a dedication fly past by A-Tens of the Eighty-First Tactical Fighter Wing . |
19 | But outside a religious context , why should I ask for a certainty with which I dispense in every other field of life ? |
20 | Er , can I ask for a point of clarification . |