Example sentences of "[pers pn] asking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you 've been robbed , raped and swindled , the question is were you asking for it ? and what are you going to do about it now ? |
| 2 | ‘ Are you asking for votes , boss ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Are you asking for my agreement ? ’ |
| 4 | It said , " I 'm probably saying more than I should , but as I 'm giving you the information without you asking for It , I do n't think it 's covered by the rules . |
| 5 | You asking for a pill already ? ’ |
| 6 | They 're coming to you asking for help |
| 7 | But are n't we asking for everything on a plate ? |
| 8 | Are we asking for the experimentally and/or theoretically impossible ? |
| 9 | Then , " two children came into the room and came over to me asking for water . |
| 10 | Given all the momentous developments in the environmental sphere that are taking place on the world stage , with which I 'm sure you are involved , I hope you wo n't mind me asking for help over an irritating little problem which is nonetheless of importance to UK environment groups . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's always keeping his eyes on what the kids are wearing and nudging us about what we see out there , what we hear them asking for , ’ says Caroline Freeman , an Armanishly elegant stick insect who works on his British team . |
| 12 | John Buchan was President and I wrote to him asking for his advice . |
| 13 | ‘ I was told he was interested so I wrote to him asking for advice on my career . |
| 14 | Right so if we 're looking at what what are they they asking for here ? |
| 15 | How much are they asking for ? |
| 16 | Are they asking for a thousand , are they ? |
| 17 | Well not are they asking for it ? but have they got it ? |
| 18 | They should not feel aggrieved at her asking for money ; when she went into the cold hall she felt that it would not give her back much , if anything . |