Example sentences of "[vb -s] asked for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If the GP has asked for a drug to be dispensed in a special calendar pack , or has prescribed a small quantity of an unusual medicine that is only available from wholesalers in large quantities , the pharmacist will want to make sure that the pricing authority is aware of the extra costs .
2 He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more .
3 WIDNES 'S £100,000-rated former Great Britain half-back David Hulme has asked for a transfer , despite signing a new one-year deal only three months ago .
4 Howard , the 24-year-old former Waterloo Rugby Union player , has asked for a transfer after the Widnes ban .
5 Now Malcolm has asked for a bit more of my own feelings and thoughts in these epistles .
6 Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's European labour-management committee has asked for a meeting with Gerard Longuet , French minister of Posts & Telecommunications , before he ‘ takes any decisions concerning [ our ] company , ’ according to La Tribune .
7 The news that the Secretary of State for Scotland has asked for a feasibility study to investigate the need for a second Forth road bridge is unwelcome and merely confirms that the Scottish Office lacks a viable , long-term strategy for transport .
8 Myers to leave Wigan WIGAN 'S 18-try Great Britain under-21 winger David Myers has asked for a move .
9 You may recall that this committee has asked for a health and housing conference but we seem to get under it rather a lot of times , nothing it appears to be happening .
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