Example sentences of "[noun sg] to ask for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is he aware that the chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , has deplored any possible demise of the Apex Trust , that the Archbishop of Canterbury is raising private funds for the trust and that the Secretary of State received an all-party delegation to ask for a rescue package for it ? |
| 2 | It is our usual practice to ask for a payment in advance of costs and thereafter to submit an interim bill every six months . |
| 3 | Someone came from County Hall to ask for a list of folk for decoration . |
| 4 | When they arrived home , Liz quickly wrote to the curator of the castle 's museum to ask for a pattern of the dress , only to be told that it had been copied from an 1898 issue of the London Illustrated News . |
| 5 | The latter was now staring at the Van Gogh boats and the milky sea and sky through poppy-scarlet lenses , which Frederica thought was perverse , although she wished she had the courage to ask for a moment to put them on , to see all this . |
| 6 | ‘ If in some sort the brothers all stand accused by this present word , ’ said Earl Robert helpfully , ‘ it is they , the humbler children of the household , who have the best right to ask for a name . |
| 7 | For sure Cabinets were made and unmade on the floor of the House , but the Cabinet for its part could unmake the House of Commons because it enjoyed the right to ask for a dissolution and after the election it could look for support from amongst members in a new House of Commons . |
| 8 | But he thought it a reasonable request to ask for a route and he took himself away to Tara 's great map room to procure maps for them . |
| 9 | A deeper allegiance than his love for the children of the Anglo-Irish landlord he had worked for since he was a homeless lad knocking at the kitchen door to ask for a cup of tea and an odd job . |
| 10 | It was one thing to ask for a reference , quite another to throw herself , bag and baggage , on the lady 's mercy ! |
| 11 | At last I felt I must take action , and I went to the Establishment Branch to ask for a transfer . |
| 12 | Lord Denning concluded that the proposition did not apply in this case and that there were reasons which a reasonable minister could entertain and so there was no ground on which the court could interfere with the minister 's decision to ask for a ballot order . |
| 13 | A high proportion of diplomats everywhere still began their careers , until well into the second half of the nineteenth century , by serving as unpaid attachés ; and it was not unusual for the head of a mission to ask for a son or a nephew to be assigned to it in this capacity . |
| 14 | You 're quite right , though — it 's a good idea to ask for a breakdown of charges first and , if you 're not happy , shop around . |
| 15 | It is perfectly in order to ask for a copy of the annual report , the balance sheet and any other promotional material as soon as you have been called for interview , or even beforehand . |
| 16 | N now then , the other thing is when Dennis Healey went to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , he was shout down shouted down , but |
| 17 | I do n't think any MP has ever been to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , actually . |
| 18 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 19 | This is no time to ask for a pay rise |
| 20 | This is no time to ask for a pay rise |
| 21 | I was listening engrossed to the woman I was walking to work with , who the night before had found two night-screws stretched out on the desk in a passionate embrace when she 'd gone downstairs to the office to ask for a Tampax . |