Example sentences of "[not/n't] ask for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joaquim Lobato said angrily , ‘ I did not ask for that . ’ |
| 2 | You can not ask for more than that . |
| 3 | I did not ask for more money — I was in Bayreuth at the time . ’ |
| 4 | She would not ask for any further exchange of nuclear information , but she must be released from her obligation not to use the knowledge she already possessed in seeking collaboration with other partners . |
| 5 | ‘ He did not ask for any special treatment . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 7 | Moreover , when nineteenth-century feminists demanded equal education and employment opportunities for single women , they did not ask for any special consideration to be extended to women on account of their reproductive role . |
| 8 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 9 | ‘ But I can not ask for any more from the players than the performances they are giving me and one or two are starting to show their true form . ’ |
| 10 | If the so-called specialist does not ask for this information then retreat rapidly and find someone else who does . |
| 11 | ‘ For God 's sake , I did n't ask for all that . |
| 12 | Ca n't ask for much more than that . |
| 13 | You really could n't ask for much more at this price . |
| 14 | You really could n't ask for much more at this price . |
| 15 | You ca n't ask for much more . |
| 16 | I think it would be very helpful to the panel to know what proportion of that thirty six thousand is within the district , within the Greater York area , do n't ask for that to be done now , because it may well involve some difficult arithmetic , perhaps it 's tonight 's homework . |
| 17 | Got a got a pair of twos there ee by heck ! for four and a pair is six well I think I 'll have I 'm afraid two eights , two o , two eights , two tens and then nine did n't ask for that but I had to throw a pair of twos away for that and go in there you go . |
| 18 | Well we did n't ask for that . |
| 19 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |
| 20 | German Chancellor Helmut Kohl told them bluntly : ‘ Do n't ask for more money . |
| 21 | They ca n't ask for more than that we have reviewed and reformed our procedures . ’ |
| 22 | And traditionally , I find , British parents tend to erm say on the one hand we 'll let the school get on and do their professional job — I find it quite depressing they do n't ask for more say in the organisation , but they do demand , quite rightly , the right to criticise when things go wrong . |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't ask for this , ’ she said . |
| 24 | They did n't ask for any money , they just wanted a good royalty and help with promotion . |
| 25 | ‘ If you win , ’ Biddy said , ‘ I wo n't ask for any payment . ’ |
| 26 | I did n't ask for any of it . |
| 27 | Ca n't ask for any more . |
| 28 | They wo n't ask for any , any do you know did you , were you there when Darrel was talking about that woman in the Post Office ? |
| 29 | Hey do n't ask for any more right greedy bastards , I du n no . |