The document provides examples of asking permission from friends, strangers, and superiors. It gives phrases for asking friends if you can use their phone or asking strangers and superiors if you can open a window, come in, stay with them, or smoke in their presence. It also lists requests where you ask others to open a window, help you, or come to where you are.

2. ASKING PERMISSION FROM A FRIEND: Is it all right if I use the phone? Can I use the phone?

3. ASKING PERMISSION FROM A STRANGER / A SUPERIOR Do you mind if I open the window? Do you mind if I come in? Would you mind if I stayed here with you? Would you mind if I smoked in here?

4. REQUESTS Do you mind opening the window? Do you mind helping me? Would you mind coming here?