Example sentences of "ask [pers pn] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er anyway he come and ask me for a dance he did he goes , I 'm not much of dancer we did that one you know , what they call it ? |
| 2 | And and at the same time ask them for a date when they want the stone . |
| 3 | Having laid the groundwork of his interest , the politician had to be ready when election time rolled around again , and at that point an incumbent who could re-apply to constituents whom he had frequent occasion to meet , and ask them for a continuation of their friendship , without suggesting for a moment that any of them had a duty to support him in recognition of an implied bargain for past favours , was in a far stronger position than a man whose only contacts with his constituents took the form of patronage letters . |
| 4 | As ask him for a refund on that much we have n't received from |
| 5 | Daisy was screwing up her courage to accost Ricky and ask him for a drink after church when the Vicar launched into the final prayer about being made flesh , and she suddenly remembered the vast ox heart cooking in the oven for Ethel , which would burn dry if it was n't taken out , so she belted home . |
| 6 | Ah just ask , just ask him for a drop of |
| 7 | Would you like to go to grandma and ask her for a cloth ? |
| 8 | His technique was to go up to one at a literary party and ask her for a cigarette . |
| 9 | Or the more punchy ‘ How would you like to buy some shares in Gibbs Building Contractors — ‘ Do n't pick your contractor/ By throwing a dice/ Bring GIBBS into the game/ Ask us for a price ’ . ’ |