Example sentences of "[conj] ask he for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 'd bite her tongue off sooner than ask him for any favours . |
| 2 | As with values , it is probably best to assess your opponent 's objectives rather than to ask him for them . |
| 3 | A brave reporter thrust a microphone under his nose and asked him for his comments . |
| 4 | I went to visit him at the Benedictine monastery at Nashdom and asked him for any insights which he could give me from his experience in Accra . |
| 5 | Thinking about this one morning in 1954 , I went along to the keeper of the laboratory chemical stores and asked him for something which was water-soluble and formed needle crystals . |
| 6 | I told him this and asked him for a prescription for a warm , dry home . |
| 7 | So with this going on we found our company would get on better if I had collateral so I wrote to this boy and asked him for a million and put it in a trust fund that I would get after his death , and we that way so okay . |
| 8 | I believe she has even phoned an old school friend of mine whom she avowedly dislikes and asked him for the manuscript of a symphony we once composed together . |
| 9 | The mare 's breathing was heavy and distressed and she kept turning her head round to him as if asking him for help . |
| 10 | Daisy was screwing up her courage to accost Ricky and ask him for a drink after church when the Vicar launched into the final prayer about being made flesh , and she suddenly remembered the vast ox heart cooking in the oven for Ethel , which would burn dry if it was n't taken out , so she belted home . |
| 11 | ‘ Kristian is very good with fans when they see him the street and ask him for autographs . |
| 12 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 13 | Give him a call and ask him for some winners . ’ |
| 14 | First of all , I think Stapleton told you to write the letter to Sir Charles and to ask him for help . |
| 15 | Well , can we go and ask him for an invitation ? |
| 16 | He said : ‘ Many of them were aware of him and the job he does , but the first thing they did was to rush over and ask him for his autograph . ’ |