Example sentences of "ask he for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it was Christmas Eve , he hung up his red stocking on his chair and left out a letter , addressed to Santa , asking him for the thing he wanted most in the world , a red nose . |
| 2 | A girl from one of the other teams — for all of us had assembled by now — asked him for the time and briefly discussed the weather with him and when , after about 15 minutes , he struck off purposefully around a nearby playing field , he had a tail of 14 people — the entire membership of all four spy teams — determined not to lose their quarry . |
| 3 | She remembers the time he was coming out of his flat in the midst of a rainstorm and was approached by a young man who asked him for the price of a meal . |
| 4 | I believe she has even phoned an old school friend of mine whom she avowedly dislikes and asked him for the manuscript of a symphony we once composed together . |
| 5 | Also ask him for the telephone number of the Home Service Adviser for your area , in case you need further advice . |
| 6 | You have to get him wound down a bit , you have to do it , you know of a about half an hour or so ask him for the proper name ! |
| 7 | I do n't want him to say well she did n't come round , she did n't ask me for the money , I mean I have n't ask him for the money and , he 'd like to on a Friday , when one come up , when the next one comes you can you ? |
| 8 | As we draw near to him in our distress , we learn to ask him for the things we need . |
| 9 | I do n't tell no lie , I was goin' to ask 'im for the loan of a bob so 's I could get to see this bloke that might be puttin' a bit of business in me way . |
| 10 | I shall ask him for the latest joke at the gates of heaven , . ’ |