1 After a long pause of reflection I concluded that the justice due both to him and my fellow creatures demanded of me that I should comply with his request.
2 Be happy, my friend; and if you obey me in this one request, remain satisfied that nothing on earth will have the power to interrupt my tranquillity.
3 When actuated by selfish and vicious motives, I asked you to undertake my unfinished work, and I renew this request now, when I am only induced by reason and virtue.
4 At the request of Mr. Gatsby we are going to play for you Mr. Vladimir Tostoff's latest work which attracted so much attention at Carnegie Hall last May.
5 I'm going to make a big request of you today," he said, pocketing his souvenirs with satisfaction, "so I thought you ought to know something about me.
6 I was sure the request would be something utterly fantastic and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn.
7 That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.
8 My father certainly could mean nothing more by his request to me than what you say.
9 Mrs. Jennings came immediately to their room on her return, and without waiting to have her request of admittance answered, opened the door and walked in with a look of real concern.
10 When there, at her own particular request, for she was impatient to pour forth her thanks to him for fetching her mother, Colonel Brandon was invited to visit her.
11 You are to understand, first, that it is the request of the person from whom I take my instructions that you always bear the name of Pip.
12 Of course I felt my good faith involved in the observance of his request.
13 Much surprised by the request, I took the note.
14 At his particular request, I appointed to call for him at the Castle at half past eight on Monday morning, and so we parted for the time.
15 My mother was too much afraid of her to refuse compliance with this odd request, if she had any disposition to do so.