Example sentences of "ask for more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leonard could be depressive along with many other poets ( the psycho-endocrinological critique of poetry has yet to be written ! ) ; he could also be uplifting and assertive ; he could , indeed , write ‘ about something ’ to use Faulkner 's phrase from The Bear , and did so to the advantage of large numbers of people who gladly read , and asked for more . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She expressed a warm opinion of the piece and asked for more of her work . |
| 4 | I asked for more work — anything to keep my mind occupied . |
| 5 | She also heard some hot gospel music — and liked it so much she asked for more . |
| 6 | The US Federal Trade Commission is reviewing a new staff report on the anti-trust allegations against Microsoft Corp , but a decision on the matter probably is still weeks away , lawyers familiar with the case told the Wall Street Journal : with a two-to-two vote in February , the commission did n't accept staff recommendations to seek an injunction preventing the company from using its market power to engage in allegedly unfair competitive practices ; after the tied vote , the commissioners asked for more information in an effort to resolve the deadlock ; the status report , which was delivered to commissioners last week , provides additional support for the staff 's call for action . |
| 7 | A chef in Saratoga Springs exasperated by a difficult customer complaining that his french fries were not sliced thinly enough cut the potatoes paper thin ; the irony was that the customer enjoyed the delicacy so much he asked for more and thus crisps were born . |
| 8 | in his arms and treat and Mr Bumble rushed into the room with great excitement and addressed the gentleman in the high chair said I beg your pardon sir , Oliver Twist has asked for more , there was a for more said compose yourself Bumble and do I understand that he asked for more after he 'd eaten supper he did sir replied Bumble , that boy would be hung I know that boy will be hung |
| 9 | He asked for more |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | ‘ He asked for more ? ’ |
| 12 | I asked for more money because of Zadak : I wanted to give him money for rain . |
| 13 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 14 | Benjamin asked for more torches and we went round the walls studying the floor . |
| 15 | Magistrates adjourned the hearing until later today after a solicitor asked for more time to consult his clients . |
| 16 | At the outset we asked for more help from the congregation . |
| 17 | They ate up all the knives and forks and then they asked for more . |
| 18 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 19 | Now is the time to consolidate your gains by asking for more walks and extra perks , as your sensible attitude will enhance your standing during this fruitful period . |
| 20 | He might just as well have said : ‘ It 's all very well asking for more money for the railways , but if the volume of rail freight were doubled , it would still be only a mere 16 per cent of the rail-and-road total . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm not asking for more than any other 22-year-old — just the same . ’ |
| 22 | George Underwood : ‘ It was all instigated by David really , because he had been listening to the World Service on the radio and suddenly got the bug to get involved in American Football , and he wrote to the American Embassy asking for more information . |
| 23 | Whenever you give clarification or provide information four times out of ten someone else will follow you by doing the same and three times out of ten someone else will follow you by asking for more . |
| 24 | One month later Allison wrote to Clark asking for more details about Clark 's work — this time on t-butyl hydroperoxide , another chemical known to produce free oxygen radicals . |
| 25 | But if not , a fifth barrier , both for new and more mature Christians , to asking for more of the Spirit is still fear of man , and fear of the supernatural . |
| 26 | The winner , Katie Bishop , 15 , cooked a special meal with an unusual carrot pudding that had the judges asking for more . |
| 27 | As soon as his manger is empty he carries it around in his teeth asking for more . |
| 28 | And now she 's seen Prince Harry safely off to boarding school , she 's asking for more . |
| 29 | If it is true he is on £4,000-a-week and is asking for more , Brian Clough is right — as usual — to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 30 | She makes a sort of crackling noise which I 've never been able to explain : it may be contentment — or perhaps she 's asking for more . |