Example sentences of "have asked for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Scottish Office has asked for responses to the consultation document by 27 November . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Tests of the head do not definitely identify its age and Oxford has asked for a second sample . |
| 4 | Bunter Soames , vastly amused , has asked for others — which he also promises to wear . |
| 5 | Ethiopia has asked for 377,000 tonnes of food to fend off famine in Eritrea and Tigre . |
| 6 | He is accused by East Berlin , which has asked for his extradition , of embezzlement , corruption , and illegal dealings in arms and foreign currency . |
| 7 | Ethiopia has asked for 377,000 tonnes of food to fend off famine in Eritrea and Tigre . |
| 8 | He is accused by East Berlin , which has asked for his extradition , of embezzlement , corruption , and illegal dealings in arms and foreign currency . |
| 9 | François d'Aubert , the centrist vice-chairman of the French National Assembly 's finance committee has asked for details of the bank 's dealings with Mr Parretti . |
| 10 | On Monday , Marilyn ( ELT Design ) who is sorting out the stock stills Rob has asked for , would like some clarification . |
| 11 | The Reagan administration has asked for $709.3 million for ballistic missile defence ( BMD ) for 1984 , and has proposed more than double that for 1985 . |
| 12 | Mr Pike has asked for details of a diesel tacho in your April issue . |
| 13 | Next month I 'm going to tab out a request from Mr Bob McGhee , of Basingstoke , who has asked for Don Rich 's solo from Buck Owens ' Love 's Gon na Live Here . |
| 14 | Europe has asked for these to be provided . |
| 15 | ‘ This kidnapper has asked for uncut rough ‘ melees ’ of one-fifth of a carat to half a carat , and of medium quality . |
| 16 | Forest want an answer from Keane by the end of this week and he has asked for an extra couple of days to iron out the finer details . |
| 17 | Jones , however , has asked for another week to consider his position , and FA spokesman David Bloomfield said : ‘ We have acceded to his request . ’ |
| 18 | But Jones has asked for another week and FA spokesman David Bloomfield said : ‘ We have acceded to his request . ’ |
| 19 | WIDNES 'S £100,000-rated former Great Britain half-back David Hulme has asked for a transfer , despite signing a new one-year deal only three months ago . |
| 20 | Reallocations will not be made automatically if the taxpayer has asked for them not to be . |
| 21 | He has asked for them to behave , and stated that any fans caught throwing coins or taunting Arsenal 's black players will be banned for life from the ground . |
| 22 | Victim Support has asked for an apology for the ‘ apparent inhuman treatment ’ of victim Sohail Ahmed , 32 , at Balham station , South London . |
| 23 | While Dirk de Vos , curator of the Stedelijke Museum , Bruges , has asked for it to be included in his forthcoming Memling exhibition , the date of 1496 on the frame ( two year 's after Memling 's death ) led Sotheby 's to stick to ‘ School of Bruges , late fifteenth century ’ , suggesting a Franco-Flemish or Burgundian artist , close to the Master of the Moulins . |
| 24 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's European labour-management committee has asked for a meeting with Gerard Longuet , French minister of Posts & Telecommunications , before he ‘ takes any decisions concerning [ our ] company , ’ according to La Tribune . |
| 25 | He has asked for much the same amount of money , divided up in the same way : two-thirds of the money to criminal-enforcement efforts , one-third to treatment . |
| 26 | The best , but least likely , possibility is that Mr Kravchuk will again change his mind and ask parliament to grant Mr Kuchma the powers he has asked for . |
| 27 | More subtle forms of referent power occur when an individual asks others to complete a task because ‘ the chief executive ’ or ‘ the minister ’ has asked for the work . |
| 28 | Internal referent power links one to the internally more powerful ( e.g. chief executive ) ; external referent power links to external ( e.g. ‘ The prime minister has asked for this ’ ) . |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | He seeks more time and he has asked for a year or more . |