Example sentences of "[subord] asking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for accepting this approach rather than asking for a ‘ block allocation ’ is simply the conviction that the summation of functional budgets produces a larger and more defensible total . |
| 2 | Encourage comment , speculation and prediction rather than asking for reproduction of what they have heard . |
| 3 | Since talking still seemed better than asking for written answers , it was decided to interview the parents in small groups , using a modification of the nursery from which is given in the SOED 's Using Ethos Indicators in Primary School Settings . |
| 4 | And rather than asking for commission from suppliers he often buys the weapons himself and sells them at a profit . |
| 5 | Herr Nordern gave her a ghastly , feeble grin , as if asking for remission , but Frau Nordern turned a cold face away , showing only an upright back and stiff neck which in their rigidity seemed to symbolise the rectitude of all the generations of the Houses of von Bromberg and von Ritter . |
| 6 | ‘ Stella , ’ he called again , as if asking for the only person he needed . |
| 7 | Emotionally , you still appear to be feeling somewhat torn and indecisive and the trouble is you have an enormous yearning to give while asking for very little or even nothing in return . |
| 8 | Instead , they are asking for no compulsory redundancies , and are arguing with BR management about whether this can fairly be interpreted as asking for jobs for a lifetime . |
| 9 | Hauser called out as though asking for the tea to be served . |
| 10 | When asking for his correspondence with the Treasury to be published , Hall could hardly have suspected that this was to be one of his last official acts . |
| 11 | However , just the fact that you are able to insist on interest does give you some leverage when asking for your account to be paid . |
| 12 | Tact must always be used when asking for identification or payment in advance . |
| 13 | He got Mummy 's Chair at the opposite end , the natural place for Sladen to look first when asking for comment . |
| 14 | when asking for name and telephone number eye contact , alright there . |