Sentence examples for asked for a thing from inspiring English sources

She never asked for a thing, never".

Yet, I've never been asked for a thing.

But unless prompted by us, Jacob never asked for a thing beyond our advice.

In truth, it is shy, the scorpion, a creature with eight eyes and almost no sight, who shuns the daylight, and is driven mad by fire, who favors the lonely spot, and feeds on nothing much, and only throws out its poison barb when backed against a wall -- a thing like me, but not the thing I asked for, a thing, by accident or design, I am now attached to.

Bribing officials here would look genuinely impressive given the fat wedges of money that would change hands, but to their unending credit, over the four days we're in their country the Uzbeks never ask for a thing.

Then he asked for a second thing: he wanted my parents to write to his parents, saying that they had met Deborah and that they thought highly of her.

He asked for a few things, to be able to hold the baby on his chest right after she was born, things he had not dared to ask the first time [this was their second child] and which had not been suggested".

"I asked for a few things.

"He has asked for a few things he wants to do.

I only asked for a few things; she brought that look and emotion to work with her".

"They had asked for a list of things before even making an offer, which we found a bit uncomfortable and strange".