Example sentences of "[not/n't] ask for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not ask for more money — I was in Bayreuth at the time . ’ |
| 2 | If the so-called specialist does not ask for this information then retreat rapidly and find someone else who does . |
| 3 | ‘ It was done from my section and I am afraid I did not ask for sufficient permission . |
| 4 | Dot did n't mind about the toys and she knew she could n't ask for ginger pop because that cost money but she would have liked to have had her victory token back . |
| 5 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |
| 6 | German Chancellor Helmut Kohl told them bluntly : ‘ Do n't ask for more money . |
| 7 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 8 | ‘ If you win , ’ Biddy said , ‘ I wo n't ask for any payment . ’ |