Example sentences of "be ask for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we 're asking for somebody to persuade the giant to leave us in peace , ask those whose hands are highest : " What qualities are going to be needed here ? |
| 2 | Almost the first thing Mathers said was , ‘ You 're asking for something you ca n't get . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's the little things that are frustrating , ’ said Jane Olds , ‘ such as not being able to ask if they 're warm , or not understanding if they 're asking for something . ’ |
| 4 | Police are asking for anyone who took photographs or video film during the day to contact them . |
| 5 | He certainly seems to have been asking for something , if not something quite as drastic as he got . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | All they 're doing is asking for something to eat , but it can be quite painful |
| 10 | erm We 've got to recognise the professional advice that Matthew is giving us in this report , that he , he needs professional trained staff , and it grieves me that really we can only offer a technician when he is asking for something more . |
| 11 | No-one 's asking for owt for nowt , I 'd be happy to work instead of getting benefits . |
| 12 | Now in some obscure way Rachel was asking for something , for help , for reassurance , for permission . |
| 13 | Once again Scott felt that she was asking for something unreasonable , something a child might ask of a parent . |
| 14 | Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work . |