Example sentences of "they [verb] asked for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd asked for more space , as part of the head office refurbishment , but this was ridiculous ! |
| 2 | I could understand them refusing you if they 'd asked for say , a B in english and C in something else |
| 3 | What more could they have asked for ? |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I can tell you what they 've asked for . |
| 5 | If they 've asked for really impossible things , it means the whole siege has been done for publicity — and they 'll probably kill Liam whatever happens . |
| 6 | Would it be possible to find out what Priscilla 's results were because she 's had a urine test and she 's extremely sore and they 've asked for another urine test , and I 'm |
| 7 | Crewe wo n't be rushing him but we 're told that Liverpool are so impressed they 've asked for first option on him . |
| 8 | It was the , the British Corpus asked us if we would be willing to record the last council meeting , because they wanted to , erm , get dialects and accents and use of words from different parts of the country , and they were so enthralled by our display , they 've asked for a further two meetings . |
| 9 | They 've asked for five . |
| 10 | Support one of the two items they 've asked for . |
| 11 | They 've asked for a stand-ball . |
| 12 | They 've got two thousand seven hundred pounds in the deposit account , erm , they 'll be applying to Sidmouth town council for a grant , er the reason for the grant , they 've asked for two hundred and fifty , is to sponsor as many cadets as possible to take part in activities at Haven Banks . |
| 13 | They 've asked for a third . |
| 14 | They 've asked for a third of what |
| 15 | They 've asked for a number , have n't they , spec specifically here , which I think that 's detailed enough . |
| 16 | They 've they 've asked for a few changes to their older system , and this new one will give them all that they want , plus a load that they do n't want . |
| 17 | The leader of the MPs ' delegation , Sir Rhodes Boyson , the former local government minister , said afterwards that they had asked for an extra £650m to offset the sums which some local councils will have to raise in poll tax to the pay their contribution to the nation-wide poll tax safety net . |
| 18 | If only they had asked for Donald Duck , a character I hold in great respect ! |
| 19 | And they had asked for compensation : so not war-widows ' pensions , in any case readily forthcoming in the Libyan welfare system , but perhaps bloodwealth , that compensation exchanged between groups to ensure peace between them . |
| 20 | The Nazis must have known that the Poles would not release Danzig without a struggle — indeed , they had asked for something they knew the Poles would not give . |
| 21 | At the very first meeting in St Margaret 's Hope village hall they had asked for monetary pledges , at the second meeting in the local school they said it was time to call in those promises and start counting the cash . |
| 22 | It had started when they discovered she was meeting Rob , and they had asked for her promise that she would never see him again . |
| 23 | Inside were all the things they had asked for , and some they had not — some wine , two chickens , twelve big red roses . |
| 24 | They had asked for stationery and the medals that you know . |
| 25 | The oil mingled with the warm salty water which leaked from places in the ceilings , and that was one of the reasons they had asked for some sort of banister rail to hold on to in the narrow winding-stair . |
| 26 | They had asked for a greater number of " peacekeeping forces " to be sent , although Sahnoun on Aug. 12 was to emphasize that the proposed deployment was not to be regarded as a peacekeeping operation , but was to protect food distribution . |
| 27 | Mr Meyer said after a three-day meeting with leaders of Zulu Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi 's conservative Inkatha party that they had asked for time to consult party officials before the start of the planning conference . |
| 28 | ‘ I have spent the last six months investigating Free People , and what they have asked for constitutes the first stage of their long-term programme . ’ |
| 29 | Many people have found it has helped to make a pact with a friend who is also giving up ; or they have asked for sponsorship from their friends , fellow office workers or family ( their support will be invaluable ) . |
| 30 | They have asked for advice and exercised their right to reject it . |