Example sentences of "asked for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Halfway round the ring when he asked for little more collection she offered no resistance and they moved as one into an easy working trot rising . |
| 2 | Commitment to a performance target is not assured because a boss asked for that commitment . |
| 3 | ‘ He asked for that , Katie . |
| 4 | I asked for that did n't I ? |
| 5 | ‘ You asked for that , ’ he told her . |
| 6 | I asked for that to be done at the earliest opportunity , the following morning at 9 o'clock . |
| 7 | He asked for that camera for his birthday this year . ’ |
| 8 | cos the fire officer asked for that . |
| 9 | You know communications is a very big area there 's a lot to be talked about erm certainly rapport and leading and things like that you asked for that we could 've done a lot more with , the type of language people use we could do a lot more with but when we 've got a limited time we 're gon na have to take a limited snapshot and I hope that what we 've done so far today you found useful and I hope when we put it into practice tomorrow maybe you can understand a little bit more of some of things that we 've been talking about today . |
| 10 | yes that was at quarter past eight Saturday morning and at ten to eight my aunty came at night and went fucking mad she said I want a dressing and I want it now , twelve hours ago I asked for that dressing and were n't done then came |
| 11 | They asked for all the recommendations for a carer , and home support to be implemented . |
| 12 | Solicitors acting for the pupils and their families asked for all 334 children to be screened for psychological sequelae to the disaster . |
| 13 | Suchlike suspicions did not deter prospective travellers from paying the high prices asked for such authentic delicacies ; maybe even encouraged brisker sales . |
| 14 | At the Lefevre there were only four oils , including Fishing Canoe ( Colour Plate XVII ) and Banana Plantation ( Colour Plate XVI ) , both priced at forty guineas , twice the sum asked for most of the thirty-eight watercolours . |
| 15 | I accepted that but , having in mind Sweden 's small population and great resources of iron and timber , thought it an untypical sort of country , and asked for another . |
| 16 | When he received a Mickey Mouse , he swelled triumphantly , and asked for another . |
| 17 | He looked at his master rather anxiously as he spoke , and Cornelius Fennell , catching that warning eye , perversely asked for another piece . |
| 18 | The Wisconsin state authorities feel that they have lost enough money on Steve Chen 's dreams — his failed Supercomputer Systems Inc received $75m in incentives from to establish its operations in Eau Claire , and they showed Chen the door when he asked for another $5m to get his fledgling SuperComputers International Inc off the ground in Eau Claire . |
| 19 | On May 13th , after days of heavy selling by the markets — and heavy buying by Spain 's central bank — the government suspended its obligation to defend the peseta , and asked for another realignment of the system . |
| 20 | Little was heard of the committee until six months later when Billy asked for another group meeting . |
| 21 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 22 | He finished the beer and asked for another . |
| 23 | So she gave Jamie to a horse dealer called Liz Burt and asked for another in return . |
| 24 | Northallerton magistrates sentenced the 20-year-old to a total of seven months in a youth custody centre after he admitted two burglary charges and asked for another seven offences to be taken into consideration . |
| 25 | Then I asked for half the fee in advance , and was given a wafer confirming the immediate transfer of the amount to my Fedbank . |
| 26 | Hilary Burden asked for some expert views — and , overleaf , we ask your opinion |
| 27 | Eventually he was taken into the West Sussex hospital and when Mr Smith visited him , he asked for some chlorodyne . |
| 28 | At my urging , he asked for some more photographs as I was keen on the idea of this spotlessly clean , ruthlessly attractive family in their Nordic pine kitchen . |
| 29 | When the pope asked for some sign by which he could tell ‘ which requests are important to us and are dear to our heart , and which are not ’ , Edward indicated early in the new year that he would mark such requests with the words Pater Sancte , written in his own hand , but he promised that these requests would be employed with restraint — ‘ only as we can and ought ’ . |
| 30 | So he turned into Gambrinus 's and sat himself down at a small ironwork and marble table , and asked for some water . |