Wiktionary
asking for
vb. (present participle of ask for English)
Usage examples of "asking for".
Hobie listened quietly, only occasionally asking for clarification of a detail.
He hated the ritual of verifying his identity, asking for someone in authority, and persuading them to deal with him.
Now he knew exactly why he had kept Andrea Quennel for his own special assignment, and what he had to do about it, because this was the part he had been cast for without even asking for it.
He repeated it, as if the person at the other end was asking for clarification.