Example sentences of "[noun prp] had asked for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a letter to the summit meeting President Gorbachev had asked for immediate support for his economic restructuring programme in the form of credits , technical co-operation , personnel training , joint ventures and joint projects . ) |
| 2 | In its evidence to the Ashby Committee , the WEA had asked for more grant-aid to finance ‘ a considerable increase ’ in the number of full-time staff . |
| 3 | On 1 June , Thorneycroft warned that because of the possibility of an Autumn election , Heath had asked for interim reports by the end of the month . |
| 4 | In that year R. Etheridge jun. was appointed to deal with such matters in Scotland because A. Geikie had asked for speedier service in this field . |
| 5 | Kate had asked for another day of leave to try and get her family affairs sorted out . |