Example sentences of "[pers pn] were asking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you know if if you were complaining about something or if you were asking for something you 'd be asking for it because you knew what you wanted only as you said it 's all about being clear about what you want |
| 2 | We did n't know that we were asking for impossible things , because we had never worked in the record business before — and we 'd get them . |
| 3 | Andrew Jackson got a bit nearer what I thought we were asking for with his ‘ Crazy For You ’ from Madonna in support of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party . |
| 4 | ‘ We were asking for deposits between June and November of last year , and for a lot of people times were tough , says Art Show director O. Kelley Anderson . |
| 5 | Er so there will be er a loss to us there of about three hundred pounds because erm we were asking for something to be made and therefore I think I would say quite rightly but in view of this experience perhaps never again , er made some advance contribution , you know to the cost or made some , gave some money in advance blah blah blah . |
| 6 | Basically this calls for an identification of present requirements and an assessment of likely requirements over the next 5 years , subject to review/upgrading in year 6 ; it may be that our letter conveyed the impression that we were asking for a ‘ 12-year plan ’ , this is not the case . |
| 7 | But erm the county did n't answer the er give us the clarification on the relationship between I twelve and I five erm that er we were asking for . |
| 8 | And although the guys knew each other pretty well , they did n't know they were each coming to me , and they also did n't know they were asking for essentially the same mods ! |
| 9 | ( He advised that this should be done soon , because the wall was badly soaked , and they were asking for dry rot . ) |
| 10 | They were they were asking for them to make more slates for for less money and they were n't prepared to sit down and really talk it through with the men they just treated you know they just had this awful attitude |
| 11 | But what they were asking for our support would we also write to the bus companies again and urge them instead of the buses going down Station Lane to come through our village . |
| 12 | He said it with an odd , teasing leer , as though he were asking for something very difficult , and when the boy spoke he sounded awkward , his voice high and polite . |