Example sentences of "and [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The following morning I rose early , dressed and asked for a driver to take me and my suitcase to the hospital . |
| 32 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 33 | A beautiful girl went into a sweet shop and asked for a box of chocolates . |
| 34 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 35 | The temperature remained high so Spencer called Humberside and asked for a QDM ( bearing to effect a return ) . |
| 36 | A year later she met someone else and asked for a divorce . |
| 37 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 38 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 39 | Christina walked behind the reception desk and asked for a copy of Mr Banville 's account . |
| 40 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 41 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 42 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 43 | She said that she 'd be happy with wine so he caught somebody 's eye and asked for a carafe of the house red . |
| 44 | Jim Lancaster looked around with predictable relief and asked for a coffee . |
| 45 | He won second prize in the 1985 John Player Award , and his commission to paint the Prince of Wales came when Charles saw an exhibition of his work in Halifax last year and asked for a portrait for his private collection — a rare honour for any artist . |
| 46 | The Assistant Chief Constable had mentally spoken a prayer for self-control and asked for a brief statement . |
| 47 | She was always there , and she would tell , as she had told so often before , the remarkable story of her Jimmy , who 'd been posted as dead last December and who , six months later , had simply walked into the house , bold as you please , and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 48 | Lovernius was very pleased and asked for a bag of gold and threw it to the poet who ran beside his chariot . |
| 49 | Since then he had declared himself busy whenever I rang and asked for a taxi to take me to the Turkman Gate . ) |
| 50 | I also found certain sections of the press grossly biased ; and when a representative of the Daily Express called at the New English Weekly office and asked for a copy of the relevant issue , I thought I might be involved in a libel action . |
| 51 | The banks offered a 30 per cent cut and asked for a US$1,000 million payment to reduce interest arrears of US$8,000 million . |
| 52 | ‘ She told me that you phoned her and asked for a meeting in town . ’ |
| 53 | Eventually a telephone line was established and Mr Macdonald broke his silence and asked for a friend . |
| 54 | Then he came back and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 55 | Oh you have n't gone up to a bar and asked for a pils have you ? |
| 56 | You cos you know Bonnie yeah , sh she erm got offered a er job in Glitters in Camden yeah it 's a shop in Camden , and sh she told Honey and Dan about it yeah and the next thing she knows yeah like the next day , she 's talking to Dan and Honey and Honey comes out and says oh I went down to Glitters and asked for a job right said right to Honey 's face I mean Bonnie 's face . |
| 57 | As we set course down the first valley low stratus blocked our way , and since squeezing underneath received a thumbs-down from both pilot and passenger , we orbited and asked for an IFR clearance . |
| 58 | He was unable to repay , and asked for an extension . |
| 59 | Gandhi wrote to him on 14 February and asked for an interview . |
| 60 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |