When near the entrance of the hall the procession stopped, and the lord of requests said, "Captain John Malcolm is come, as envoy from the governor-general of India to your majesty.
The party who came out some miles to welcome the Elchee consisted of several noblemen, the chief of whom was Nou Roz Khan Kajir, the Lord of Requestsand Commander of the King's Guard.
In his whole reign he only asked them five times for grants of taxation, and three of the five requests were made during the first seven years of his reign.
Lord John Russell humbly requests that this representation may be shown to Lord Stanley.
It relapsed on September 1st, and requestsfor accommodation redoubled until the sharpest moment of the panic.
He was all the more tempted to accede to their requests since he had reason to hope that in the sequel to his investigation M.
So I'm going to decline all requests to sing, however insistent.
But it seems to say that Mrs. Robert Homer requests the pleasure of your company at luncheon on Tuesday, April the eighth, at half-past one o'clock.
But let your requests be great and difficult to be fulfilled, that you may estimate me by my deeds.
The Doctor was well enough used to such requests from the female members of his church, which, generally, were the prelude to some disclosures of internal difficulties or spiritual experiences.
Punctiliously he opened doors, placed chairs, bowed; punctiliously he stood when the lady stood, sat when the lady sat, met her requests for small services with composure and appreciation.
Only the last of these requests was complied with.
A quarter of an hour before she died, her brave Briton, yielding to the lascivious requests of this new Messalina, offered in my presence the last sacrifice, in spite of a large sore on her face which made her look hideous.
Requests should be made on school or library letterheads and indicate the proposed use.
Requests should state the topic of interest exactly, and the use intended.
He at once wrote to the Tsar, venturing, so he said, from his "remote corner" of the world to lay threerequests before him.
Darling wife, I have a number ofrequests to make of you: "1st.
In sending this news to the Front and the country, the Military Revolutionary Committee requests all soldiers to keep vigilant watch on the conduct of officers.
Of course in the case of authors of a past generation, these letters were purchased, but most living authors of my time were good enough to respond to my requests with a personal note and with some of them I enjoyed an acquaintance.
My old friend Will Curtice had responded to my occasional requests for loans, which had been invariably returned, though not always with promptness.
He requeststhe China-Inland Mission to control the expenditure of almost a million dollars of his money in such a way as best to secure the object in his heart.
When he had made his prayer, and while he was coming back, a very old monk suddenly presented himself; whereupon the knight politely requests him to tell him what this place is; for he does not know.
So he presents himself before the emperor, and requests that he consent to let him go to Britain to see his uncle and his friends.
And Lancelot, who was impatient to go in search of my lord Gawain, requests leave of the king and Queen to depart.
And the lady summons them all and requests them to go to meet him, to which they make no objection or remonstrance, all being anxious to do her will.
He requests their advice concerning this defiance upon his brother's part, and wishes to learn if he can trust them to lend no support or help to his brother's claim.
Many requests and petitions made to Mr. Lincoln when he was President were ludicrous and trifling, but he always entered into them with that humor-loving spirit that was such a relief from the grave duties of his great office.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "requests" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
