31.   It was her daughter, Carrie Fisher, calling to ask her to read a part for Albert Brooks.

32.   It was my daughter Laura calling to ask if I could take the children because she was running a fever and needed help until a baby sitter arrived.

33.   It was my friend Glenda, calling to ask me to go with her to see a singer named Elvis Presley.

34.   K.K. called to ask what she could do about that narrow bedspread.

35.   Later that fall, Fortier said, McVeigh called to ask him to rent a storage locker someplace outside Kingman.

36.   Many readers have called to ask where it can be found.

37.   Mineta also would not commit to reinstating curb-side baggage checks, even though lawmakers said airports had called to ask for the popular service back.

38.   My mother was ill and I thought it was bad news, but it was a reporter calling to ask me about the case.

39.   Now and then, old colleagues call to ask advice about leaving the Street, but as far as he knows, none has followed in his footsteps.

40.   On Friday alone, one official said, four state and local campaigns called to ask that the president appear with their candidates at events this year.