Example sentences of "ask to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as there are faces that ask to be slapped , can one not speak of women who ask to be raped ? ’ |
| 2 | Just as there are faces that ask to be slapped , can one not speak of women who ask to be raped ? ’ |
| 3 | The method was just to contact British Telecom 's customer services department and ask to be disconnected . |
| 4 | Some hemiplegic patients are incontinent , either because they have poor sensation and can not feel when the bladder or bowel needs to be emptied , or because they do not pay attention and so forget to go to the toilet , or ask to be taken . |
| 5 | If you have n't seen an example , ask to be shown the form and how it should be filled in . |
| 6 | Even so , it does not seem to be entirely appropriate that , as I have heard privately reported , ministers of the crown now ask to be invited to dinner parties with wealthy Arable in order to try to secure contributions to the Conservative cause . |
| 7 | I ask to be excused . |
| 8 | APBC members only work on referral from veterinary surgeons , so please discuss your case first with your vet and ask to be referred to the local APBC practitioner . |
| 9 | Most banks leave customers in non-interest bearing accounts unless they ask to be moved . |
| 10 | This meant he had to go back to the county party and ask to be put back on their panel of candidates , a request which was turned down on Saturday . |
| 11 | As one famous sportsman put it , ‘ Agree to do something for nothing and they 'll tell you where the bus stop is ; ask to be paid and they 'll send the limo . ’ |
| 12 | Contact your local community health council by letter or telephone and ask to be put in touch with whoever is responsible for your area . |
| 13 | This being found somewhat lukewarm , somewhat unsatisfying and unsatisfactory , the formulation was amended and became : that Bert and Jasper were empowered by those present to offer support to the Irish revolutionaries , and ask to be given concrete tasks . |
| 14 | Second , the committal order was in Form N111 rather than Form N79 and contained no reference to the right of the contemnor to apply to the court to purge his contempt and ask to be released . |
| 15 | The guilty types who ask to be abused — |
| 16 | All you have to do is turn up at the surgery of the doctor of your choice and ask to be registered . |
| 17 | Ask to be put on SCIAF 's mailing list . |
| 18 | They usually ask to be transferred . |
| 19 | So I say erm ‘ Hey , what about you ? ’ , so he said ‘ I want to go into the church and pray and ask to be forgiven ’ . |