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We ask to a guy in the airport vs We ask for a guy in the airport

Both phrases are not correct. The preposition 'to' is not used correctly in the first phrase, and the preposition 'for' is not used correctly in the second phrase. The correct preposition to use in this context is 'of'.

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We ask to a guy in the airport

This phrase is not correct. The preposition 'to' is not used correctly in this context.

The correct preposition to use in this context is 'of'.
  • We sell the ATM data to a guy in Singapore.
  • But I'm talking to a guy in Syracuse PD.
  • The ID belongs to a guy in his mid-twenties.
  • She remembers melissa Offering it to a guy in overalls with a rake.
  • You guys ought to talk to a guy in Phoenix named Walter Wickland. He knows everybody down there.
  • I've not shown mine to a guy in a long time.
  • I mean, she has a kid and is married to a guy in prison, but we'll see how it goes.
  • Well Connie's co-worker Willow says she might have been married to a guy in Alabama.
  • Becky, I just made a call to a guy in the antiquities business.
  • She's married to a guy in one of our drug trials.
  • I offered to take it at a reasonable price so I could punt it on to a guy in London.
  • Who wants to talk to a guy in a tree?
  • We e-mailed our plans to a guy in China, and the prototype is here.
  • You talked to a guy in order to talk to a guy?
  • None of it made a bit of sense, and there's no way in hell I'm giving my business to a guy in a puka-shell necklace... but thank you.
  • That I was losing him to a guy in a dress?
  • She's married to a guy in one of our drug trials. Well, hello?
  • Belongs to a guy named David Ridges.
  • You're talking to a guy who's going blind.
  • This belongs to a guy named Kirkwood, big lawyer downtown.

We ask for a guy in the airport

This phrase is not correct. The preposition 'for' is not used correctly in this context.

The correct preposition to use in this context is 'of'.
  • I'm looking for a guy in a suit.
  • Ask for a guy by the name of Ferris.
  • The point is, for a guy in your situation, Terry... the options stink.
  • I say anybody that can write like that won't give it up to sew socks... for a guy in the insurance business.
  • No, it's for a guy in the Second Company.
  • I have some very good skills for a guy in your line of work.
  • No, look, I built one for a guy in Michigan.
  • ROBIN: You know, for a guy in charge, Hanson hasn't gotten us very far on the GEO guest list.
  • All this time we've been looking for a guy in a van who took Missy to the park that night.
  • He's in pretty good shape for a guy in his 60s.
  • So, we're looking for a guy in boots.
  • You talk pretty tough for a guy in a cape.
  • Not for a guy in the second grade.
  • For a guy in a close race, you'd think you'd have more pressing matters than to stalk me for my vote.
  • No, I'm not, but not bad for a guy in shallow water with a snorkel and a spear gun.
  • No, I don't have a name, but all you have to do is go look for a guy in a suit, with a bullet hole in his right arm.
  • Well, are you looking for a guy in Hong kong?
  • Why'd you ask for a guy like me to be transferred in from the police?
  • When you went through the security tapes... you were looking for a guy in a green hood?
  • Not bad for a guy in a suit from Men's Wearhouse.

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