Example sentences of "ask for more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked for more work — anything to keep my mind occupied . |
| 2 | At the outset we asked for more help from the congregation . |
| 3 | Benjamin asked for more torches and we went round the walls studying the floor . |
| 4 | I asked for more money because of Zadak : I wanted to give him money for rain . |
| 5 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 6 | The US Federal Trade Commission is reviewing a new staff report on the anti-trust allegations against Microsoft Corp , but a decision on the matter probably is still weeks away , lawyers familiar with the case told the Wall Street Journal : with a two-to-two vote in February , the commission did n't accept staff recommendations to seek an injunction preventing the company from using its market power to engage in allegedly unfair competitive practices ; after the tied vote , the commissioners asked for more information in an effort to resolve the deadlock ; the status report , which was delivered to commissioners last week , provides additional support for the staff 's call for action . |
| 7 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 8 | Magistrates adjourned the hearing until later today after a solicitor asked for more time to consult his clients . |
| 9 | After 12 months the relevant authorities are still asking for more copies of the plans that were submitted about nine months ago . |
| 10 | I think in fact it 's a bit of a cheek for the Chief Constable to go to the Home Secretary here ev , Home Secretary again this year , asking for more officers , when he has n't recruited all the ones that he was given last year . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | They 're simply asking for more money to spent with no concerns about the value for money , and surely it was the Conservatives who used to tell us ten or fifteen years ago , that you could n't judge the quality of a service by the amount of money spent on it . |
| 13 | Eighteen months ago they would n't have been asking for more money |
| 14 | The hospital is asking for more money to clear the backlog . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I did n't feel like asking for more details , because they were obviously bad . |
| 17 | We shall be asking for more details in Committee about who else will be involved and how they will discharge their duties . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 20 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Residents in Ansdale Road , Middlesbrough , have petitioned the council asking for more street lighting to try to reduce the problems associated with vandalism . |
| 23 | We wanted to compress that to Ms Green 's asking for more staff in her department and finance these measures . |
| 24 | Then , once a week , Rivera asks for more information on your behalf . |
| 25 | Russia asks for more time to phase out ozone depleters |
| 26 | About fish , a matter of great symbolic and economic importance in Norway , the government bluntly says that if the EC asks for more fishing rights in Norwegian waters there will be no question of Norway joining . |
| 27 | They 'd asked for more space , as part of the head office refurbishment , but this was ridiculous ! |
| 28 | The Minister will know that I and other Leicestershire Members from all parts of the House have continually asked for more officers to be allocated to Leicestershire . |
| 29 | In its evidence to the Ashby Committee , the WEA had asked for more grant-aid to finance ‘ a considerable increase ’ in the number of full-time staff . |
| 30 | We have occasionally been asked for more news of , and items of particular interest to , UCN and external graduates . |