Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men have been known to write and ask for a picture of me in a bathing costume . |
| 2 | But her sister refused , so the younger one had to go and ask for herself . |
| 3 | I knew I would never have the courage to go and ask for my job back after the baby was born , even if circumstances allowed it ; it would soon be filled again , and it 's always horrible to go back to a place where you 've been happy in your own little niche and find somebody else in it . |
| 4 | So if a girl does not feel able to go and ask for the Pill , or if she is reluctant to use it because she sees it as a health risk , the alternative may be to use nothing . |
| 5 | So he told me to go and ask for a job there . |
| 6 | You 've got to go and ask for them to take you on the erm |
| 7 | The classical recourse of the bourgeois in trouble or with cause for complaint was to exercise or ask for personal influence : to have a word with the mayor , the deputy , the minister , the old school or college comrade , the kinsman or business contact . |
| 8 | The most important thing is to stay calm , give yourself time to think and ask for clarification if necessary . |