Example sentences of "[pron] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I ask for extra to buy baby clothes , he says he does n't have the spare cash . |
| 2 | Now I ask for about £1,500 . |
| 3 | ‘ I ask for two reasons . |
| 4 | When I ask for something it is because I think it is worth trying but in this case the very clear proviso about needing to buy was a strong psychological deterrent to investing the time and effort needed to learn yet another keyboard technique and language . |
| 5 | On the other hand , of course I ask for as much as I can get . ‘ |
| 6 | I ask for , and receive as I have asked . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've been out on the West Coast where everything 's mellow and laid-back , ’ says Julian , when I ask for his first impressions of NYC . |
| 8 | Inside heavy doors , in a reception lined with heavy wood panelling , the weary employees perk up when I ask for Marisela Norte . |
| 9 | ‘ It is important for the children to be medically fit to go , so I ask for a full report from their doctors , ’ says Dr Holmes-Smith . |
| 10 | The only thing I ask for is your support and your prayers . ’ |
| 11 | Normally I ask for an appointment , but I happened to be passing and saw the lights — and the chopper . |
| 12 | He just ca n't put it forward , so you have to get a book and do it yourself , and then I ask for the syllabus so I can make sure |
| 13 | If our young girls are to learn the profession , let them serve a seven years apprenticeship and when they have completed it , I ask for them the same wages as are paid for journeymen … |
| 14 | Now hear this : I will take provisions only if you take me to Elaine and provide both of us with the things I ask for . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ All I ask for , Miss Alice , is another baby in the cradle … ’ |
| 16 | It is with such an approach : an appeal to your sense of justice and vision of a fair society , that I ask for your vote on 3rd May . |
| 17 | ‘ Christ , I ask for something positive and they come shooting at us from all angles . |
| 18 | I ask for nothing more . |
| 19 | I ask for water instead . |
| 20 | I ask for this following a serious breach of security at the prison last Friday , when a visitor inside the prison drew a knife and sought to attack another visitor . |
| 21 | Therefore , I ask for brief questions , please , to the Chancellor of the Exchequer so that as many hon. Members as possible may be called . |
| 22 | Colleagues , I ask for you to support , to support this motion . |
| 23 | I 'm very puzzled by this now so I ask for clarification , if it 's a long franchise then , if it 's a fifteen year franchise , are you saying that the franchisee will have control over the track ? |
| 24 | Mostly my father just gives me the money that I ask for and lets me get what I want for myself . |
| 25 | I ask for Richardson again . |
| 26 | But I move my motion , and I ask for those in favour to please show |
| 27 | I ask for no return . |
| 28 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 29 | Plus , plus I get extra as well whenever I ask for it she just gives it me I just say I 've spent it all . |
| 30 | Well they do n't usually issue , I mean I usually make so I ask for one in plenty of time . |