Example sentences of "ask [prep] another [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at his master rather anxiously as he spoke , and Cornelius Fennell , catching that warning eye , perversely asked for another piece . |
| 2 | Little was heard of the committee until six months later when Billy asked for another group meeting . |
| 3 | On May 13th , after days of heavy selling by the markets — and heavy buying by Spain 's central bank — the government suspended its obligation to defend the peseta , and asked for another realignment of the system . |
| 4 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 5 | No but as erm Mrs has mentioned to me , when it comes to er converting an existing garage into a den or a study and then asking for another garage to be built . |
| 6 | ‘ So I 'm asking for another week , Hilary . |
| 7 | Kate had asked for another day of leave to try and get her family affairs sorted out . |
| 8 | Would it be possible to find out what Priscilla 's results were because she 's had a urine test and she 's extremely sore and they 've asked for another urine test , and I 'm |
| 9 | Jones , however , has asked for another week to consider his position , and FA spokesman David Bloomfield said : ‘ We have acceded to his request . ’ |
| 10 | But Jones has asked for another week and FA spokesman David Bloomfield said : ‘ We have acceded to his request . ’ |
| 11 | And there 'll be a lot of families in the middle , where they 're not sure whether they fall in one category or the other , but they dislike having to take their cap in hand and go ask for another subsidy . |
| 12 | Well I ca n't understand it , because erm you get , now he 's getting paid and I 'm scared to ask for another day ! |
| 13 | The needs of harvest and vintage , the expense of keeping large numbers of men in arms and the reluctance of some of the leading French nobles to fight against princes who , like themselves , had taken the cross , all combined to persuade Philip , despite his dramatic gesture at Gisors , to ask for another peace conference . |
| 14 | I just wonder whether the Chairman might ask for another verdict and then if that 's tied it will have to go up before Council . . |
| 15 | Talking to other mothers I learn that , like me , they too were disgusted and we all agreed that next time we would ask for another consultant . |
| 16 | Although Laura would phone Jacqui every day she would usually ask for another dress ‘ along the same lines ’ . |
| 17 | But there is only so much you can ask of another person . |