Example sentences of "[vb past] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Callers of any sort were scarce at Four Winds , mostly people who came asking for directions or even a glass of water when the weather was hot . |
| 2 | She came back with what I 'd asked for . |
| 3 | ‘ I was so angry I started to cry , but the stylist insisted it was what I 'd asked for . |
| 4 | ‘ When I was ten , my Dad bought me a guitar for Christmas , which I 'd asked for , but at the same time he enrolled me at the local golf club ! |
| 5 | The director said ‘ Action ’ , the sound recordist said ‘ Running ’ , the assistant cameraman said ‘ One forty-five take one ’ , and I put the first question — how did he think the war would have gone if he 'd started it with the 300 U-boats he 'd asked for in 1938 ? |
| 6 | Pity to cut such a pretty face but she 'd asked for it . |
| 7 | It was because of her worsening rheumatism that she 'd asked for Ruth to come and help her this summer . |
| 8 | She 'd asked for warmth — and here it was and she did n't like it . |
| 9 | They 'd asked for more space , as part of the head office refurbishment , but this was ridiculous ! |
| 10 | She 'd asked for a terse put-down , she reflected with some justice . |
| 11 | She 'd asked for time , had n't she ? |
| 12 | If she wanted Lori gone then the quickest way was to give her the coffee she 'd asked for . |
| 13 | I could understand them refusing you if they 'd asked for say , a B in english and C in something else |
| 14 | I wonder if she 'd asked for him over at her house . |
| 15 | Her marriage was on the rocks , she had had a breakdown , her social life was in ruins and yet when she came to ask for his help she was wearing a sweatshirt which had the slogan on it , ‘ Christ is the answer ’ . |
| 16 | At this juncture he received a visit from the leaders of the Christian forces in the Holy Land , who came to ask for his support against Philip of France . |
| 17 | When Hanka Zborowska arrived asking for her portrait Modigliani was shamefaced . |
| 18 | A tow to the SS Reina Del Pacifico was followed by a wash in the Chief Petty Officers ' quarters , interrupted by two hits on the ship from a French battery , and when the canoeists came back on deck they found the canoe had been stripped by souvenir hunters , who now began asking for autographs . |
| 19 | He began to ask for orange juice when offered drinks , hoping for a little nourishment before he passed out . |
| 20 | But while affluent British consumers began to ask for organic vegetables and real meat , total demand for these more naturally produced and more expensive foods remained small . |
| 21 | The local Parties , growing in strength , began to ask for a greater voice in decisions than was allowed under the 1918 constitution . |
| 22 | The bank suddenly started asking for guarantees from my husband , even though I 'd held my own account for two years . |
| 23 | Richard Davis , Applix executive vice president , said that the company had a separate development team working on Microsoft NT , but would not release anything until customers started asking for it . |
| 24 | He wrote an article and everyone started asking for our cheeses . |
| 25 | Debbie disappeared just the same and then rang to ask for the money . |
| 26 | The library arts college student is definitely scheduled for supervised reading periods and permitted to ask for a class meeting whenever he feels his readings have failed to answer questions . |
| 27 | ‘ She could talk and kept asking for glasses of water and milky tea . |
| 28 | He had a dry throat , too , and kept asking for water . |
| 29 | All I kept asking for was my dog . |
| 30 | ‘ No , he just kept asking for you and swearing a lot . |