ask for the hand of

Example Sentences

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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

I might probably have ventured to ask for the hand of the daughter of some county family.

From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Trollope, Anthony

Suppose, as I just suggested, he ask for the hand of our daughter,—a thing, as you admit, likely to happen.

From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

"Suppose he ask for the hand of our daughter."

From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

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