Example sentences of "[adv] asked for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at his master rather anxiously as he spoke , and Cornelius Fennell , catching that warning eye , perversely asked for another piece . |
| 2 | People rarely asked for your invitation card . |
| 3 | Zborowski supplied the charcoal , paints , canvas , and brushes ; he also hired the models ( Modigliani insisted that they must be paid three to five francs an hour ) and any accessories , although the painter rarely asked for anything but the human figure for his work . |
| 4 | But the social tact of the Masai was most impressively demonstrated by the fact that they rarely asked for anything . |
| 5 | There was a red light up , and he was stopped by a policeman as he reached the opposite pavement and duly asked for the appropriate number of marks . |
| 6 | Treasury Counsel announced that the Secretary of State for the Environment was now inclined to take the view that the statue was not part of the listed building , and so asked for an adjournment . |
| 7 | They sensibly asked for a new kettle but were told that they could not have one because cuts meant that no new equipment or furniture of any kind was available . |
| 8 | She only asked for one word to be removed . ’ |
| 9 | But they only asked for Eva to be found , not brought home . |
| 10 | ‘ Because the signal he sent spoke of alleged complicity in murder and rape , and only asked for his whereabouts . |
| 11 | Ghost : Well , Ken , dear boy , you somewhat asked for it , When you chose Henry V to film again , Drawing inevitable comparisons . |
| 12 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 13 | Partly as a result of this unexpected support , the band decided to release the Ukrainian Peel sessions on a 10-inch mini-LP , ‘ Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela ’ , no doubt most fans just asked for The Wedding Present 's Ukrainian album . |
| 14 | He just asked for more erm , one thing that is disturbing , what he does very causally mention is what is going on all the time |
| 15 | Last week , when drafts of the latest NIH report began to circulate , Dr Baltimore finally asked for the Cell paper to be retracted . |
| 16 | She raced around the driveway on her blue tricycle , took her dolls for walks in her pram — she always asked for a new one as a birthday present — and helped to dress her smaller brother . |
| 17 | In spite of his bitter criticism of his father , he still asked for help from him . |
| 18 | I once specially asked for him to be there and then demanded to know at the rehearsal who was this man sitting with the flutes . |
| 19 | Norsk Data A/S , yesterday asked for its listing on the Oslo bourse to be temporarily cancelled — for up to two months , although it says it hopes to reach final agreement with its major creditors this month . |
| 20 | The Association of Community Health Councils formally asked for CHC involvement in medical audit in 1989 and were refused by the DOH on the grounds that it was a professional exercise ( Pollitt 1992 ) . |
| 21 | ‘ I distinctly asked for it bien done . ’ |
| 22 | He wandered up to the logging camp on his eighteenth birthday and enthusiastically asked for a job . |
| 23 | He wisely asked for the downward transition after a circuit and the mare came down to trot , threw her head up briefly and then rounded again . |
| 24 | But when the owners later asked for permission to erect a temporary office , they were told the greenhouse itself should have had permission … and it would have to come down . |
| 25 | He also asked for $25m for Hungary . |
| 26 | Moving on through your questions , you also asked for ten people who have inspired me politically . |
| 27 | * He also asked for swabs for drying balls and replacement brushes be made at certain tees and that a brushwood boot scraper be provided ‘ as the present iron one was ‘ impossible ’ ’ . |
| 28 | He also asked for a rule change to allow the cleaning of golf balls on the greens — as allowed at some clubs — but apparently not at Henley . |
| 29 | She also asked for 31 similar offences to be taken into consideration . |
| 30 | I also asked for government accounts , and was given the summary of estimates of revenue and expenditure for 1991-2 . |