ask for the hand of
Example Sentences
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A week before this, Andreas Döderlein, confidently expecting that Herr Weisskopf would ask for the hand of his daughter, had borrowed a thousand marks from him.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
The ambassadors of the King of England meet those of the King of Brittany to ask for the hand of Ursula.
From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March
‘My son has sent me to ask for the hand of the princess,’ said she.
From The Orange Fairy Book by Various
This was the reason why Nekhludoff considered that he had no right, even if he desired, to ask for the hand of Korchagin.
From The Awakening The Resurrection by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
He might have enough to keep him comfortably, and, above all, acquire a position that would entitle him to go to Sir George Haredale and ask for the hand of his daughter.
From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
