Example sentences of "[adv] [be] ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As chancellor of the University of Glasgow , the Duke of Montrose was solicited for the scholarships in the University 's gift tenable at the University of Oxford , known as Snell 's exhibitions , while Sir James Grant of Grant was constantly being asked for bursaries for students at the University of St. Andrews . |
| 2 | New features are constantly being asked for and added ; fractional leading , better hyphenation routines , faster transmission from remote sites , etc . |
| 3 | Now , as well as the fortifications , I think one wants to erm very much keep in mind that the citizens of St Aldate 's were constantly being asked for money . |
| 4 | It has now been agreed that another two such seminars will be held and Douglas will shortly be asking for nominations to attend . |
| 5 | Norman Hunter sells insurance to footballers : - ) and generally is asked for his comments by the telly and Radio 5 . |
| 6 | And I seem to have been fairly successful in that I 've never neither I , nor Father Christmas , has ever been asked for what I would consider to be a greedy , outrageous present ! |
| 7 | Nimue or the Lily Maid would require a model and the Princess can hardly be asked for so much of her time , though I hope she may think the time spent on ‘ Christabel before Sir Leoline ’ was not wholly wasted . |
| 8 | The most common purpose for which this might be done would probably be to ask for directions . |
| 9 | When it was realised that the possible use of videos was assuming considerable significance those who answered this question positively were asked for examples as to where it would be helpful . |
| 10 | THE paupers beat the princes and left Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear spe-culating how much his chairman will now be asking for his top players . |
| 11 | Otherwise no action is taken and no reference upwards is asked for . |
| 12 | That would simply be asking for trouble ! |
| 13 | It would simply be asking for trouble for me to spend the night here . ’ |
| 14 | A politician might even be asked for land grants in the colonies , as Henry Dundas was , on one occasion by Provost John Buchan of Stirling , who requested the favour for one of the former magistrates who intended to settle in Canada . |
| 15 | You may well be asked for your advice . |
| 16 | It concludes that the APB ‘ may well be asking for the impossible ’ . |
| 17 | As anybody responsible for running a small business will confirm , numerous forms require you to complete them ‘ in no more than 300 words ’ and students everywhere are asked for quantities of words as their regular assignments . |
| 18 | They had undoubtedly been asking for trouble . |
| 19 | A substantial amount of information which is necessary and which indeed was asked for by members of your I believe at a previous oral question time erm as to the number that were printed you may be shocked to know that one hundred copies were made which means that the total cost of this , I think you will agree , very worthwhile public information , was four hundred and sixty one pounds and twenty one pence . |
| 20 | I gathered from Anthony ( whom I saw later on Thursday ) that he had neither been asked for his advice nor had volunteered it . |
| 21 | We have occasionally been asked for more news of , and items of particular interest to , UCN and external graduates . |