Example sentences of "but ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sandison called over to Franco but asked for only one glass of the special liqueur . |
| 2 | When he heard that a role in Papillon would be especially created for him , he was not only flattered but asked for ( and got ) a salary of $1.25 million . |
| 3 | Mrs Thatcher agreed to allow the Report to be sent out for consultation , but asked for one alteration . |
| 4 | The Benefit was an unqualified success , which was the main thing , but asking for the support of hundreds of strangers inevitably meant that the focus of their concern would be on John as well as on the terrible thing that was happening to him . |
| 5 | At that conference , there was a motion from Merseyside , recognizing the shift in the T U C's position , but asking for what we 're asking for today . |
| 6 | One had but to ask for the information . |