Example sentences of "he ask [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously unwilling , he asked for an absurd sum for doing so , but eventually Omar settled with him for a reasonable amount . |
| 2 | He asked for an Irish song of love and loss . |
| 3 | He asked for an urgent meeting with Colonel Easterhouse . |
| 4 | When he asked for an artificial leg for his newly amputated right leg he was told not only that he could n't have one , but he 'd also have to give up his existing left false leg , which he 'd had for six years . |
| 5 | ‘ I hope … you do n't mind a man … leaning on you , ’ he asked with an innocent smile . |