Sentence examples similar to supposedly ask for from inspiring English sources

Jalloh, who came from Sierra Leone in 1996, had held both airport jobs for 14 years when she was fired from the wheelchair position in May for supposedly asking for a tip.

After Houdini winced through a few blows, he supposedly asked for the punches to stop.

To paraphrase a question supposedly asked of George Best in a hotel bedroom, where did it all go wrong for the FA Cup?

This authority supposedly asked journalists for confirmation that it was a handball.

Attendance averaged 5,045 — officially — with Short, back in Minneapolis, supposedly asking general manager Lou Mohs, "Can you double it for the press?" Apparently, Lou did.

He also supposedly asked state workers to ring the woman.

"Are the yachts in sight?" the queen supposedly asked.

Lincoln supposedly asked a Tribune correspondent, "What in the world is the matter with Uncle Horace?

The site obviously suggests prices that are supposedly reasonable, but drivers are free to ask for less or more as they see fit.

When your Nigerian friend later claims something has gone awry, he will ask for additional funds to tide him over---never mind that he supposedly has millions of dollars to start with.

But their terms of occupancy remained unchanged.When they moved into Burlington House, only the Royal Academy, run by supposedly impractical artists, asked for a lease.