Example sentences of "you ask for " in BNC.
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| 1 | and you ask for something simple — a return ticket , |
| 2 | Employees must give you their NI number when you ask for it . |
| 3 | We in the Royal Air Force , if you ask for our professional advice , are convinced that we will require manned aircraft as far as we can see to supplement the missile in both the offensive and defensive roles . |
| 4 | Everything has to be thought out so carefully ; what you ask for , that is . |
| 5 | You ask for an extension lead . |
| 6 | You ask for a chair and four telephone directories and rig up an impromptu table near the only plug — and ask all your prospective clients to turn their heads around . |
| 7 | Perhaps by contemplating you will find something that is wrong in your proposition … dig the gold and look at the country , but we can not give you the country you ask for . |
| 8 | If you ask for my niece , she will fix you up . ’ |
| 9 | Imagine the newsagent snorting with contempt when you ask for today 's Scotsman . |
| 10 | Your Bristol & West Mortgage Advisor is the ‘ anchorman ’ ( or woman ) for the whole operation — and does a lot more than just give you a ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ when you ask for a mortgage . |
| 11 | Most of them will give you a written quotation for their services , in advance , if you ask for one . |
| 12 | use vague requests ( e.g. ‘ Why ca n't you be more polite ? ’ instead of ‘ Say ‘ please ’ when you ask for something' ) ? |
| 13 | If you ask for clarification then nine times out of ten you will get it . |
| 14 | The sales assistant serves you personally — she selects the goods you ask for , takes your money , gives you your change , wraps up your purchase and may even pack the goods into your shopping bag . |
| 15 | If you like heavy bedding make sure you ask for an extra quilt . |
| 16 | ‘ If you are daft enough to bring such a nice wee lassie like her , to a dangerous place such as this , then you ask for trouble . |
| 17 | Unless you ask for the specialist guidance of a groomer or breeder of these dogs , I do not suggest you rush out and buy a stripping knife and start pulling ! |
| 18 | You ask for one more thing and I 'll send you a couple of fingers — I 'll take a hammer and cold chisel to the little prick 's right hand . |
| 19 | Crawling offstage after a mauling , you ask for a glass of wine . |
| 20 | And what 's more , there 's no pressure to buy , no long term commitment to meet and a Red House ordering procedure that guarantees that you only ever get the books you ask for . |
| 21 | And you are left alone , unless you ask for help . |
| 22 | You ask for a spelling of frimble . |
| 23 | Erm you can phone them up and ask them for a Yellow Pages listing and they and they 'll give at random a listing from the Yellow Pages in whatever area you ask for . |
| 24 | If you ask for Tampax they have to write down how many , because you can use the wrapping paper for roll-ups . |
| 25 | Like , if you ask for a bath , they 'll say , ‘ No , you ca n't have a bath . ’ |
| 26 | When you ask for damages on a continuing cause of action , do you know precisely the period for which you are claiming , so as to help the judge in framing his judgment ? |
| 27 | When you ask for costs , do you know the relevant Rule stating the power of the judge or master in this matter ? |
| 28 | When you ask for some information from hard disk , the coaching controller grabs more information than you need from the same area of the disk . |
| 29 | If you ask for a ‘ general clean ’ you might only get vacuuming and light dusting |
| 30 | ( NB : It is possible to buy pork in Israel today : you ask for ‘ white steak ’ . ) |