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The phrase "actually being asked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when clarifying or emphasizing the specific question or request that is being posed to someone.
Example: "I want to make sure that I understand what is actually being asked in this assignment before I start working on it."
Alternatives: "truly being requested" or "genuinely being inquired".
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What Clegg was actually being asked about was the UK's response to the UN's call for western countries to offer to resettle refugees from Syria.
It is as though they are saying, albeit without actually being asked, that dissent is unwelcome and only serves to give comfort to the "enemy".
Getting any two people to agree on something is difficult in terms of knowing what is actually being asked.
As you can see, both medications cost less than the copay, meaning the insurance company wasn't actually being asked to "cover" anything.
Stars like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Scarlett Johansson, Katy Perry and Tom Hanks are actually being asked if they have political plans in their future.
And I haven't heard Ms. Palin actually being asked (and paid) to give a speech; that will be the real test of whether this news is another indication of the end of civilization as we know it.
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He has the unusual habit of answering questions he has actually been asked.
Asked if Mr Bercow had actually been asked to participate in the project, a Downing Street spokesman said: "I am sure he is fully supportive of our efforts".
One survey found that although 63percentt of patients believe that doctors should ask about spirituality issues, only 10percentt have actually been asked.
(After Kennedy said he'd actually been asked to lead such a commission, provoking dismay, the Trump team said that no decision had yet been made).
Cleverly enough, the fund is devised to make it look as though every union member in the country has contributed; but, as usual, very few of them have actually been asked.
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