Example sentences of "asked for " in BNC.
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| 1 | No particular accent is asked for , but Mike is not the conventional public school type who has gone to Cambridge . |
| 2 | Will the vast sums of money which are being asked for by the Governing Bodies of Sport mean that they will price themselves out of the market or will television continue to pay as they compete for audiences ? |
| 3 | She came back with what I 'd asked for . |
| 4 | Realising that the take-off would involve an element of risk , the Nimbus pilot had , in fact , refused to go at first , and had asked for the K8 to be moved . |
| 5 | I had discussed the problems of insider analysis with him at a 1988 Police Conference , where he described how , on return to his force after his undergraduate degree , he had asked for permission to publish research material . |
| 6 | At Art College , she 'd had a friend whose catch phrase when asked for a date , was : How about next July , I seem to have a Wednesday free . |
| 7 | But they had merely asked for it — petitioned — begged — like ‘ humble servants ’ — if your Grace would graciously grant … |
| 8 | This is not the case , though , if the proposed subject is outside the catchment area of school and university examinations , as Terry Lovell discovered when she offered to write a book on Gissing for a leftwing series , which had asked for one on Jane Austen . |
| 9 | When we are asked for assistance we call in the Services ’ social services people , the SSAFA ( Soldiers ' , Sailors ' and Airmen 's Families Association ) , who decide what help is needed , and we provide it . ’ |
| 10 | The Scottish Office has asked for responses to the consultation document by 27 November . |
| 11 | The leader of the MPs ' delegation , Sir Rhodes Boyson , the former local government minister , said afterwards that they had asked for an extra £650m to offset the sums which some local councils will have to raise in poll tax to the pay their contribution to the nation-wide poll tax safety net . |
| 12 | Fignon said in a statement that he had asked for a second test at a different laboratory but his request had been turned down . |
| 13 | MI5 had never asked for permission to have a stall . |
| 14 | These asked for an end to the current system of zero-rating goods bound for export to other EC states in favour of levying VAT on all taxable goods sold , regardless of where in the Community they are to be sold . |
| 15 | Tim Janman , MP for Thurrock , was asked for his view at the Monday Club fringe meeting , attended by about 40 people , that the leaflet had advertised . |
| 16 | There were jeers when Stephanie McKenzie-Hill argued that the North Down association should be asked for a commitment to support the party manifesto , including the agreement . |
| 17 | The Portuguese hearing would go ahead on 18 October even though Ferrari had asked for it to be postponed , he said . |
| 18 | The British and the US governments have asked for similar concessions from Mr de Klerk .. |
| 19 | Boycott was asked for ‘ constructive questions ’ but according to the chairman Brian Walsh , ‘ he had none or declined to ask any ’ at which point the former England opener left . |
| 20 | In his letter to Labour MPs , Mr Foster has asked for backing on the grounds that he has seen the parliamentary party through the dark years , and now wants to guide them through better times . |
| 21 | Tests of the head do not definitely identify its age and Oxford has asked for a second sample . |
| 22 | Alison was n't keen to take hers , but I managed to persuade her , pointing out that since I had n't been asked for any more money these were almost certainly aspirins . |
| 23 | With Ms Doi 's passion for pachinko and the industry 's reputation for large-scale tax evasion — both public knowledge - who could have asked for more ? |
| 24 | At the earlier hearing Lord McCluskey had asked for a report from a sex-problems clinic after inquiring about pornographic material — 65 magazines and 45 videos — listed as exhibits in the case . |
| 25 | He was asked for ‘ coupon ’ which caused his hasty retreat . |
| 26 | Suggestions are asked for from the family and friends all over the village . |
| 27 | If she had asked for Ward Five he would have told her morning visiting in the public wards was forbidden and he might , because he was feeling benevolent , have called her love . |
| 28 | The prices being asked for vacant buildings in Manchester were quite high , being based on ‘ hope value ’ rather than use value . |
| 29 | Two-year-olds generally cots and , though we had asked for one in advance , we were provided with a single bed which we had to surround with cushions to make it safe . |
| 30 | Asked for his thoughts on armed struggle now that he was voting , Mr Nujoma said : ‘ The colonialists imposed the war on us . |