Example sentences of "[adv] asking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am merely asking for an extension of the logic which is already so well known to Marsham street . |
| 2 | Last night , the town hall 's planning department confirmed the letter has been received merely asking for advice . |
| 3 | Well , they had hardly brought her up a tea-tray ( with the most delicious things to eat ) when she was told that there was someone downstairs to see her : it turned out that most of the young men , her one-time tutors , were dons now or curators or secretaries to cabinet ministers and apparently asking for nothing better than to take her about , and there were Anna 's English friends , all those people who had dined or wintered at the palazzo . |
| 4 | Room maids told us guests were asking for lighter duvets , and suggested we improve signs as guests were constantly asking for directions . |
| 5 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 6 | Chair , where , where erm , agreements er , leave things open wherever possible , the courts will interpret them as the parties intended to act reasonably one to the other , and er , if there were a formal agreement and that was then tested it would be a matter for the courts to decide what was reasonable , obviously asking for , what was it you 're suggesting , ten million ? |
| 7 | ‘ The council really needs to consider fully the effect this would have upon the ratepayers , particularly if other groups come along asking for similar dispensation , ’ the DoE spokesperson also explained . |
| 8 | Your poor old missus is being relatively undemanding in only asking for up to 15 minutes . |
| 9 | If he then varies or strays from the agreement in an unsatisfactory way you are only asking for trouble if you do n't act promptly for full recovery . |
| 10 | I am only asking for my costs of £5,500 as I had to employ a barrister myself . |
| 11 | I was only asking for confirmation of what I expected . |
| 12 | So we 're only asking for five hundred years . |
| 13 | Exiles secretary John Hunter said last night : ‘ We felt we were reasonable in only asking for two players out of a possible six . |
| 14 | A four-year investor is looking for a 25 per cent return here , against a Japanese counterpart only asking for 7 per cent over 14 years . |
| 15 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |
| 16 | ‘ We are not asking for names , Mr Cameron . |
| 17 | I 'm not asking for more than any other 22-year-old — just the same . ’ |
| 18 | I am not asking for Camelot , after all . |
| 19 | I 'M NOT asking for preferential treatment . |
| 20 | ‘ These PA people — not asking for their money back , are they ? |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not asking for advice– but I want to talk through something with you . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't get me wrong — we 're not asking for any favours from the referee , ’ said the inspirational Leeds midfielder . |
| 23 | He pointed out that , unlike the South Western Board , he was not asking for any subsidy . |
| 24 | You will also need some willpower , but we are not asking for very much . |
| 25 | Whatever publishers ' position on the question of ‘ partner or competitor ’ , Richard Heath , of Heath Educational Book Supplies , stressed that ‘ booksellers are not asking for favouritism , we simple need a level playing field ’ , and , he warned , ‘ Publishers like Heinemann Educational , who attempt to gain market share for key national curriculum titles by offering schools 20 , 25 , 33 or even 50% discount for buying direct , can not then expect the same support from booksellers as we will give to publishers who show commitment to booksellers . ’ |
| 26 | Carers are renowned for not asking for support . |
| 27 | That 's it then , I thought , I 'm not asking for miracles ; just what 's normal and natural : decay , moth and rust and all that . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm not asking for pity . |
| 29 | ‘ But I 'm not asking for permission to touch you . |
| 30 | Of course , we sophisticated Westerners may think they are not asking for the right things . |