Example sentences of "asking for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The motion is n't actually asking for each individual member to be sent a questionnaire and to say where would you like to be because obviously that is totally ridiculous . |
| 2 | Henry VII , asking for such a loan in 1496 , told his people that ‘ this is a thing of so great weight and importance as may not be failed , and therefore fail ye not thereof for your said part … as ye intend the good and honour of us and of this our realm ; and as ye tender also the weal and surety of yourself ’ . |
| 3 | The committee clerk sent out a simple questionnaire asking for such information as : How many times was planning permission given in conflict with the policies of a Local or Structure Plan ; How many times was permission given against the advice of planning officers . |
| 4 | Those who are asking for that — many voices , including important voices , in Northern Ireland are asking for it — would create a situation for everybody in Northern Ireland that would be far worse than it is now and , God knows , it is bad enough at present . |
| 5 | people do n't like asking for that though . |
| 6 | So I would suggests he erects a collection box and a sign clearly marked asking for all car owners to pay their levies . |
| 7 | You will send a message to your cousin today asking for all possible information . ’ |
| 8 | Therefore , one further reason why policemen dislike dealing with rape might well be that they feel uneasy about having to ask the very personal questions which are necessary in order for the victim to be taken seriously , and on the occasion quoted above the sergeant went on to say that as a result of asking for these very personal details policemen ‘ have had a very bad rap over dealing with rape cases ’ ( FN 16/3/87 , p. 14 ) . |
| 9 | Is this , all these wonderful protection of animals , dogs and horses and so on , and pet shops and so on , do , does the Chief Fire Officer think in his local knowledge , that most of these have been inspected by his officers , or does he get the feeling there , that sometimes the district councils are not asking for these inspections ? |
| 10 | Here , the doctor has specified the generic or chemical name of the medicine — it 's like asking for own brand baked beans rather than Heinz in a supermarket . |
| 11 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 12 | Now is the time to consolidate your gains by asking for more walks and extra perks , as your sensible attitude will enhance your standing during this fruitful period . |
| 13 | He might just as well have said : ‘ It 's all very well asking for more money for the railways , but if the volume of rail freight were doubled , it would still be only a mere 16 per cent of the rail-and-road total . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm not asking for more than any other 22-year-old — just the same . ’ |
| 15 | George Underwood : ‘ It was all instigated by David really , because he had been listening to the World Service on the radio and suddenly got the bug to get involved in American Football , and he wrote to the American Embassy asking for more information . |
| 16 | Whenever you give clarification or provide information four times out of ten someone else will follow you by doing the same and three times out of ten someone else will follow you by asking for more . |
| 17 | One month later Allison wrote to Clark asking for more details about Clark 's work — this time on t-butyl hydroperoxide , another chemical known to produce free oxygen radicals . |
| 18 | But if not , a fifth barrier , both for new and more mature Christians , to asking for more of the Spirit is still fear of man , and fear of the supernatural . |
| 19 | The winner , Katie Bishop , 15 , cooked a special meal with an unusual carrot pudding that had the judges asking for more . |
| 20 | As soon as his manger is empty he carries it around in his teeth asking for more . |
| 21 | And now she 's seen Prince Harry safely off to boarding school , she 's asking for more . |
| 22 | If it is true he is on £4,000-a-week and is asking for more , Brian Clough is right — as usual — to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 23 | She makes a sort of crackling noise which I 've never been able to explain : it may be contentment — or perhaps she 's asking for more . |
| 24 | And the 1980s have seen a determined rejection of imported fashions , the British novelist or dramatist speaking to his people in the confident expectation that the world at large , too , will insist on taking notice and asking for more . |
| 25 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 26 | A week after the had asking for more , Oliver remained greater prisoner in the darken solitary room which he had been consigned by the wisdom and mercy of the board , but it appears that at first sight not unreasonable disclose that for a particular gentleman of white waistcoat . |
| 27 | You 're really getting through a terrific amount of stuff and you keep asking for more it 's great . |
| 28 | I did n't feel like asking for more details , because they were obviously bad . |
| 29 | Higher capacity than others : The capacity of family members to absorb punishment and come up asking for more is simply phenomenal . |
| 30 | We shall be asking for more details in Committee about who else will be involved and how they will discharge their duties . |