ask for the hand of
Example Sentences
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I have come here to ask for the hand of your daughter.
From Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm by Schanche, Henninge Krohn
Prince Godfrey had wished to ask for the hand of Yvonne, but she, knowing her father's iron will, begged him to delay.
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Brady, Loretta Ellen
"Suppose he ask for the hand of our daughter."
From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
"And he will not tell his name," said they, "but says he hears that all are bidden to ask for the hand of Princess Fiorimonde, and he too would try his good fortune."
From The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories by Morgan, Mary de
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
