Example sentences of "was ask for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , she was asking for no more than American colleges everywhere asked of their alumni , and many Americans had benefited from the Oxford system . |
| 2 | and another voice was asking for a priest . |
| 3 | On 22 June , when the Prime Minister was asking for a corps of at least 5,000 parachutists , the commando idea was moving in a number of directions . |
| 4 | Bob Haboldt , who showed a mixture of Italian , French , Dutch and Flemish works mostly priced at FFr 50–150,000 , sold four , but found collectors surprised by the FFr 500,000 ( £51,500 ; $89,700 ) he was asking for a very rare study of deer by Jan Brueghel the Elder and the FFr 400,000 ( £41,200 ; $71,750 ) he expected for a study of standing men by Pietro da Cortona . |
| 5 | But I must have done well the term before , or perhaps he was slacking , or both , because there we were together and Nigel as he then called himself was asking for a pound . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ She was asking for a divorce . ’ |
| 7 | He was asking for a fell-walking guide . |
| 8 | We had a motion which was put before Conference last year and it was carried and it was asking for a similar review to what 's being asked for this morning . |
| 9 | Leaning against a Cas. wall when Sister was on the bridge was asking for an explosion . |
| 10 | You would think that I was asking for the earth to be changed but I 'm not really . |
| 11 | Jackson was asked for a test two days afterwards , but European officials said that was too late . |
| 12 | Nothing was amiss so Matthew was asked for a semen sample . |
| 13 | This allowed Innocent in 1199 to intervene , as he was asked for a dispensation . |
| 14 | He was asked for a ride by another boy , who never returned the bike . |
| 15 | The Permanent Court was asked for an opinion on the correct interpretation of the Athens Agreement . |
| 16 | ‘ I was asked for the first time last week what I 'd do if we got into the Premier League . |
| 17 | And , if any other recommendation be needed , I was asked for the second time to be coach monitor on our outing to Brighton , so you can see that I must be OK . |
| 18 | For a long time he stood in front of the town map , gazing at it as though he would memorise its every feature , and when he turned away it was to ask for a cup of coffee . |