Example sentences of "asks for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she asks for no accolade . |
| 2 | He goes up to a kiosk in Wenceslas Square and asks for a copy of Rude Pravo ( Red Truth ) , the Party newspaper . |
| 3 | No-one asks for a re-run of this one night stand . |
| 4 | For example , if someone says that they did not have time to read the material and asks for a summary from the author or chairman , politely refuse . |
| 5 | The essence of preaching or prayer is that it asks for a response now , not later . |
| 6 | This suited the broad sweep of the first movement and the magical filigree of the second movement splendidly , but the finale perhaps asks for a degree of conscious showmanship . |
| 7 | This elderly Czech émigré , an unsuccessful literary man , is the godfather of her husband 's boyfriend , Tomas , a sharp-looking little hustler with disconcerting ways ( he asks for a glass of water as if issuing a command ) . |
| 8 | He asks for a review of wholesale pricing policies and asks that all dealers should be contacted . |
| 9 | Your skin asks for a gentle moisturiser that works in harmony with its own natural properties . |
| 10 | If he also asks for a large deposit , the alarm bells should be ringing . |
| 11 | The problem is that the child throws toys every time he asks for a biscuit and is refused . |
| 12 | Consider this example : PB = Child has tantrum whenever he asks for a sweet ( or something else ) and does not get it . |
| 13 | As a lock , if your prop asks for a special effort at a scrummage you just hollow your back , get your feet right and give it all you 've got . |
| 14 | If he asks for a review board he gets it because there is no provision in the regulations for even the Secretary of State to refuse such a request . |
| 15 | There was one good Carling Black Label ad — where a guy walks into a bar and asks for a pint of Carling Black Label and they say , ‘ I bet he drinks Carling Black Label ’ — but we did n't have to sit through all the others just to see that . |
| 16 | ‘ When [ your supervisor ] asks for a particular point , the more fully you can answer it [ the better ] . |
| 17 | He calculates the location and properties of this cloud and asks for a research grant to send up a satellite to test his calculations . |
| 18 | Pauline sits on the settee , and asks for a cup of tea . |
| 19 | The father appeals against the care order and asks for a residence order to his mother . |
| 20 | A white woman asks for a bath , and they go and give her the key to the bathroom , things like that . |
| 21 | When the question quotes a statement and asks for a discussion of it , do not be afraid to criticise the statement if you think it is open to criticism . |
| 22 | an afternoon caller who leaves the garden gate open or a tramp who asks for a can of water and leaves the tap on . |
| 23 | He keeps calling in till he 's acknowledged , then he asks for a road report . |
| 24 | She asks for a lift as far as Stamford Hill . |
| 25 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |
| 26 | The next step that he foresaw would be that Mr Ramsay MacDonald comes to the King and asks for a Dissolution : indeed Mr Asquith believes that in accepting office Mr Ramsay MacDonald will very probably ask His Majesty to promise a Dissolution in the event of an early defeat of the Government in the House of Commons … |
| 27 | ‘ An English beggar dressed in tatters swaggers up to the abbey gates , asks for a casket to be handed over , and the monks cheerfully comply . ’ |
| 28 | If , therefore , one asks for a prediction of the instantaneous velocity , without making any observations , this can not be given within certain limits . |
| 29 | If Rocky asks for a transfer that means no signing on fee with any transfer of course ! |
| 30 | But I would make clear to Mr if he looks at the minutes of the budget review sub-committee , that the suggestion of the director of property services wastes his time fully exploring all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate , for which he probably asks for a large amount of money , since it involves an enormous amount of wasted time , is not been agreed , it 's a non-delegated item , it was a recommendation of this committee which has not been moved at this committee , and it was a most unfortunate and woolly form of words . |