Sentence examples similar to asked for a lecture from inspiring English sources

I'm not asking for a lecture, but it'd be a bonus if the UK Pun Championships demonstrated some feel for what makes punning a skill, for how small its margin for error is, for how it bends minds as well as words.

Beginning Thursday's lecture, he asked for a show of hands: How many in the audience had taken a magnifying glass to ants on the sidewalk when they were young?

"I am not a ghostwriter," I lectured Weber (who hadn't asked for a ghostwriter).

The letter gave no explanation for the request, but asked for a copy of each university's syllabus and any online lectures on Brexit.

The Pentagon asked for a curriculum review last year, in response to similar complaints about training by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on countering extremism, as well as related Defense Department lectures.

When I lecture, I ask for a short podium or a six-inch riser behind a tall one.

Ask for a raise.

Ask for a scholarship.

Ask for a catalog.

Ask for a referral!

Ask for a reaction.