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On request, without charge, as in My brother is a lawyer, so for us his advice is free for the asking, or If you want to borrow the tractor, it's yours for the asking. This expression dates from the early 1800s, although slightly different versions of it (such as at one's asking) have been used since the late 1500s.

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Why, some might be asking, am I being so harsh on their work so soon after they died?
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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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I didn't much like his offhand way of asking; not that it wasn't a perfectly legitimate query.
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"From what I have heard, I think I may be free to discuss this," and she paused again, with her eyes asking that she may.
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Such a betrayal led him upon the following day to send a note to Mrs. Chepstow, asking for an appointment.
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