Example sentences of "ask be for " in BNC.

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1 They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing .
2 He said : ‘ All I ask is for the manager to believe in me and to be wanted .
3 Ferguson senior added : ‘ All I ask is for the United fans to judge him on what he does on the pitch and not as the manager 's son .
4 All that we ask is for sufficient land so that we may then help ourselves .
5 ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’
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