Example sentences of "to ask for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If at any stage you wish to go beyond your daily existence and to ask for the knowledge of how you can reach your higher self , then your guide will teach you about the workings of your mind , your intellect and how to rise from your lower mental being into that of perfection . |
| 2 | The procedure was for the investigator to ask for the location of any item already known in advance to be on the shop 's fourth floor . |
| 3 | They had little chance to ask for the type of ‘ human rights ’ being demanded by students in the Beida posters . |
| 4 | Rincewind decided not to ask for the return of his five remaining rhinu . |
| 5 | But anyway we 've grasped the point that the general elections it 's really down to the prime minister to er er to ask for the dissolution of parliament and the prime minister will normally a will normally ask for the dissolution of parliament when he or she thinks they 've got the best chance of winning . |
| 6 | No Met nor Notam information was displayed , and we had to ask for the Met before filing our flight-plan to Santiago . |
| 7 | So , ’ she enquired haughtily , putting down her coffee-mug with a flourish , ‘ would it be too much trouble to ask for the number of the nearest garage ? |
| 8 | I am writing to ask for the co-operation of your Institution in a survey of Language in Teacher Education which is being carried out by the NCLE . |
| 9 | ‘ You know , as the daughter , ’ he told me , ‘ you have every right to ask for the funeral to be postponed . ’ |
| 10 | Where a defendant has a bankruptcy order made against him , or being a limited company is subject to a winding-up order , the plaintiff in a simple money claim should consider whether it is not best to ask for the action to be adjourned generally and lodge a proof of debt . |
| 11 | It is saying too little in that to ask for the reason for the validity of a consent to certain normative consequences is the same as to ask for the reason for recognizing a person as holding a certain right to bring about these consequences . |
| 12 | It is saying too little in that to ask for the reason for the validity of a consent to certain normative consequences is the same as to ask for the reason for recognizing a person as holding a certain right to bring about these consequences . |
| 13 | Some salespeople believe that an effective presentation should lead the buyer to ask for the product without the salesperson needing to close the sale himself . |