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Meanings of ask a favour in English

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Usage of ask a favour in English
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I have already had occasion to ask a favour of you.
Murat / Celebrated Crimes
2
But one wouldn't ask a favour of one of her brothers.
Son of Power
3
We have come to ask a favour of you, said the Story Girl.
The Story Girl
4
Does a friend need to ask a favour of a friend?
The Reconciliation of Races and Religions
5
I have just come to ask a favour of you, gentlemen.
The Settler and the Savage
6
If I might be so bold as to ask a favour, my lord?
Percival Keene
7
You have already divined that I come to ask a favour.'
In Kedar's Tents
8
Look, the reason I'm calling is to ask a favour.
Millionaire's women
9
I ask a favour from the wind, which carries news
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
10
This is the last time, Hardy, I shall ever ask a favour of you.
Life in London / or, the Pitfalls of a Great City
11
I desire to say a word, and ask a favour.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
12
It was now the friar's turn to ask a favour.
From John O'Groats to Land's End / Or, 1372 miles on foot; A boo...
13
If she could ask a favour of Andrew Cameron, she could bear lesser pangs.
Chronicles of Avonlea
14
He wanted, he said, to ask a favour of her.
The Visionary: Pictures From Nordland
15
But may I ask a favour of the gracious lady?
Good Old Anna
16
I didn't come to talk politics; I came to ask a favour of you.
There & Back
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