Example sentences of "he asked [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked for a MRA force to come to the Ruhr — ‘ and the place to begin is Moers , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Yeah he asked for a bottle of wine . |
| 3 | Taking advantage of the discretionary powers granted him by the tsar , he asked for a treaty guaranteeing Russia 's right to a protectorate over the Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire . |
| 4 | His parents were not surprised when he asked for a lock on his bedroom door before he had reached his teenage years . |
| 5 | I wrote to a prospective customer of the OALDCE 3/e Electronic on 19 May and faxed to you his letter in which he asked for a copy of the tape suitable for running on an AT&T machine . |
| 6 | He asked for a cup of water , finished it , and leaving Cranston to his drinking , went outside . |
| 7 | The Chancellor was thus in a much stronger position than under Weimar , and , additionally , he could request an early election if he asked for a vote of confidence and this was rejected by the Bundestag . |
| 8 | With the minimum of props and the only gesture being a raised paw , he asked for the money for a cup of coffee , guv , sported a patch over one eye concealing a wound sustained in the service of his country , at the same time dragging a wooden leg fitted during the retreat from Moscow while maintaining that he had a bitch and five pups to support and did not know where his next meal was coming from . |
| 9 | Quietly he asked for the Standard and handed across his money between the jutting arms ; he did n't want any trouble . |
| 10 | He tipped his seat back and zipped his jacket right up and he asked for the music to go on again , and he lay there in the dark with the music on , feeling warm in the middle of the freezing night , and he could feel himself smiling . |
| 11 | He asked for the divorce to be put off , which the King said was Mrs Simpson 's business , and he urged that she should go away for six months . |
| 12 | His Principal looked at him suspiciously when he asked for the day off , and he stuttered , ‘ She brought me up , you know . ’ |
| 13 | Mr Morris , whose own house suffered relatively little damage , said he realised the potential danger early on Thursday evening when he asked for the river to be kept clear of debris before the level grew too high . |
| 14 | That was certainly the impression he gave to Taheb 's gatekeeper , a squat man with one wall-eye , who appraised him pessimistically with the other when he asked for the mistress of the house . |
| 15 | Newcastle clearly had n't heard of Sunderland , so he asked for the Wearside number . |
| 16 | Only one contestant appeared and at the end of the prescribed waiting period , the hour of nine he asked for the non-appearance of his adversary to be legally recorded . |
| 17 | ‘ How does it work ? , ’ he asked for the sake of British tabloid papers . |
| 18 | If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether . |
| 19 | In a Northern Ireland accent he asked for the manager 's office . |
| 20 | While one takes into account the concern of Calvin and the reformers for the balance between the light of scripture and the inner light and direction given to individuals an experience vouchsafe for countless times in both the Old and New Testaments also remembering our lord 's own use of silence in prayer and I believe the increasing use of silence in modern worship and may I also say how very impressed I was by Dr 's prayer at the opening of this assembly in which he asked for the guidance of God and indeed your own equally eloquent prayer on Sunday evening Moderator open to the prompting and leading and guiding of God 's spirit . |
| 21 | His wages in 1780 were 20 shillings ( £1 ) a week and he asked for an increase to 2 guineas ( £2.10 ) a week . |
| 22 | and he asked at the pier for my father |
| 23 | ‘ Do I ? ’ he asked on a sigh . |
| 24 | ‘ All ready ? ’ he asked with a smile . |
| 25 | ‘ Are you all right ? ’ he asked with a frown as she spun jerkily around to face him . |
| 26 | ‘ Why ? ’ he asked with a laugh that was definitely false . |
| 27 | Why do n't you show me this bloody photo ? ’ he asked with a snap of irritation . |
| 28 | ‘ How could you ? ’ he asked with a bitterness of his own . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're not still dwelling on our conversation on the beach , are you ? ’ he asked with a hint of impatience . |
| 30 | ‘ Are you thinking of scaling that wall ? ’ he asked with a hint of mockery in his voice . |