Example sentences of "be asking for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're asking for a union campaign , and I 've got to applaud Mick and APEX at the APEX conference , we are at the forefront of this issue , we 've worked hard with that family , Jenny and Peter to bring this issue to the , to national attention , through that , our Euro M P , through Denise there , Denise has brought it into Europe . |
| 2 | They 're asking for a donation of twenty thousand pounds , put that in the context of nearly say six hundred , six hund sorry five hundred and forty thousand pounds that they 're spending , and maybe ninety thousand pounds English Heritage are spending , they 're asking for us to fund the shortfall . |
| 3 | You 're asking for a slap . ’ |
| 4 | Thanks very much colleagues , er , that concludes the debate , but the C E C are er , are recommending exceptions of every motion , but in respect of some are asking for a statement to be made so I call Mick to respond . |
| 5 | Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate . |
| 6 | As clerk to the local Parish Council I should like to point out that Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have been asking for a footpath along this stretch of highway for the last twenty years . |
| 7 | ‘ I am asking for a mandate from the supporters and shareholders to put me on the board . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’ |
| 9 | At least accident should occur so I 'm asking for a review of those to see if we ha we are buying the right vehicle or not . |
| 10 | She added that she would be asking for a meeting on Monday with a minister from the Foreign Office . |
| 11 | It is partly that the teachers were asking for a depth of cataloguing , a level of retrieval , that is very expensive . |
| 12 | Did anyone see in the papers that Shez is asking for a transfer from the Wednesday pigs on account of the pay he 's getting . |
| 13 | The big boy 's asking for a bike for Christmas and Joanna wants dolls . |
| 14 | He said , ‘ She was asking for a divorce . ’ |
| 15 | and another voice was asking for a priest . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |