Example sentences of "not ask for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He hit out at Wilko for the first time ( ‘ is there a law against me and Gorden Strachen playing in the same team ’ ) and admitted that he was unsure of his future at Leeds but will not ask for a transfer . |
2 | Your scheme may or may not ask for a contribution from you . |
3 | I do n't know if we ought to put a timetable on that , on what 's going on , on this erm , eco-management erm , business , but also , I was wondering , could we not ask for a report to the March or April meeting of this committee , on what actions we could take to make progress on the recommendations of the district auditor in paragraph forty-four . |
4 | ie. you can not ask for a package to be approved yesterday ! ! ! |
5 | He nodded assent , and did not ask for a reason . |
6 | In Britain , however , patients on life-support machines or in a ‘ permanent vegetative state ’ can not ask for the machine to be switched off . |
7 | We dare not ask for the grace of humility , but perhaps we do n't need to when it is so often thrust upon us , thought Sophia , beating together eggs and sugar for a sponge cake , knowing that her cake would not rise as high as Sister Dew 's . |
8 | ‘ I did not ask for the job — it was offered to me , ’ Taylor said . |
9 | I did not ask for the job , it was offered to me . |
10 | Even then , the Attorney-General did not ask for an adjournment to enable the House of Commons to consider the matter . |
11 | And they say yes we will , our business teach teacher told us about that you see because it 's been happening a lot , cos Marks and Spencers do n't ask for a receipt you see , it actually happened , they used to take things from upstairs , bring them downstairs and said they bought it and got the money for it . |
12 | so we set off going and I thought well the first ones were , did n't ask for a proof of doing it , just asked to do it |
13 | ‘ They wo n't ask for no clothing coupons down there , ’ said Mrs Parvis . |
14 | ‘ Perhaps the impression I 'm giving is n't quite fair to Sara ; after all , she did n't ask for the job . ’ |
15 | Do n't ask for the Well of Lunatics — that 's the old name , and people will be embarrassed . |