Example sentences of "ask for something " in BNC.
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| 1 | and you ask for something simple — a return ticket , |
| 2 | Somewhere along the way , call into a cheese shop and buy some sliced Gouda to sustain you ; ask for something old and it will come hard , dry , salty and orange — a prince among cheeses and a revelation to anyone who thought Dutch cheese was that yellow soap they sell in wax balls . |
| 3 | When I ask for something it is because I think it is worth trying but in this case the very clear proviso about needing to buy was a strong psychological deterrent to investing the time and effort needed to learn yet another keyboard technique and language . |
| 4 | It 's a strange but true fact : the majority of guitarists who order custom electrics from a specialised builder actually ask for something that 's pretty conventional . |
| 5 | ‘ Christ , I ask for something positive and they come shooting at us from all angles . |
| 6 | You ask for something and , if they feel disposed , they will aid you . ’ |
| 7 | All that is necessary is that the defendant should , expressly or impliedly , ask for something in return for his promise , an act or a promise by the offeree . |
| 8 | We are very well looked after for money and food — the food here in Sian has n't been a patch on Peking ( where it was very good indeed ) , but we are n't grumbling — if we do n't like what they give us we ask for something different ( e.g. omelette ) and get it . |
| 9 | if you , even if you just go in a shop and ask for something , I tell you what I 'll send you in butchers with it , for one or two bits and |