Example sentences of "ask [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chap is very very experienced , he knows what he 's doing and he 's he you you could n't ask for a better worker really but yes d I I do believe he 's got a problem with his eyesight . |
| 2 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 3 | By gaw , he 's a topper and ah would n't sell 'im for any money , No man could ask for a better friend . " |
| 4 | Who could ask for a better weapon than that ? |
| 5 | Okay they might ask for a four week deferred period , but because of their occupation it says , or we say , sorry , we 're not going to give you that . |
| 6 | They must learn what every child knows that you ca n't ask for a present back . |
| 7 | You ca n't ask for a specific taxi company or |
| 8 | The Kiwis , however , would probably ask for a hastily-arranged tour based more around one-day internationals than Tests . |
| 9 | However , if you are using commercial finance ( or bank finance for that matter ) for a group , operating through a limited company , then the bank or finance house may ask for a personal guarantee against the money lent , by one or more director . |
| 10 | If , for any reason , South African Richard Snell decides to go back to his studies or does n't ask for a renewed contract with Somerset , they could also be eyeing Aqib . |
| 11 | The players may well ask for a general description of the Castle . |
| 12 | ‘ Did someone ask for a left hand circuit ? ’ she asked her student . |
| 13 | But you could ask for a special audit . |
| 14 | I 'm surprised Sister did n't ask for a single room . |
| 15 | Erm and she 's had seven youngsters and she 's brought them up and she a , on her own she 's had to bring them up cos he left her for another , another woman and erm she had the seven and she 's worked and fought hard cos she would n't ask for a darn thing and er they 're , they 're great those kids , they are , they 're a credit to her , you know , but it 's taken it out of her , she 's |
| 16 | But if a woman should ask for a particular garment , he would take her into what had been the front room of the house and there , in comparative privacy , she could make her choice and try on the clothes . |
| 17 | Responsibility for the memorandum 's factual accuracy and the opinions expressed therein will rest , therefore , with the vendors and we may ask for a formal representation from you . |
| 18 | Accordingly , I would ask for a periodic statement , preferably by the House of Lords , of some of the general principles upon which their charity decisions are founded … ’ |
| 19 | This provides one of Goody 's main claims to be making a contribution to further research : the field worker , whether anthropologist , historian , social psychologist or whatever , can ask of a specific culture why literacy did not fulfil its potential there , and what were the factors that ‘ restricted ’ its development . |