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The phrase "arrived asking for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who has come to a place with a request or inquiry in mind.
Example: "When she arrived asking for directions, we were happy to help her find her way."
Alternatives: "came inquiring about" or "showed up requesting".
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Just then a telegram arrived asking for 200,000 word autobiography from the baby.
He said that among the thousands of letters he receives from supporters, one arrived asking for his help for a breast lift, which could cost as much as $7,000.
Dr. William West, who practices at an abortion clinic in Dallas, said most women who arrived asking for the pill changed their minds when they heard what was involved.
Considering that the average life expectancy for men living in the U.S. is 75.4 years, Garcia probably thought he got the better half of the bargain at least until the first invoice arrived asking for a monthly payment of more than twice the amount he had agreed to pay.
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From across China, letters started to arrive, asking for teaching materials.
That is what makes the descendants there still so angry, quick to vent their frustration on the occasional reporter who arrives asking for names and directions.
As the book opens, she's back in Hong Kong when a letter from a young hotshot barrister, Edward Feathers, arrives, asking for her hand in marriage.
To protect El Al and other carriers in Israel, armed, uniformed guards posted at the main entrances to Tel Aviv's airport check the identification of people arriving, ask for tickets or the names and flight numbers of people that they are picking up.
When you arrive, ask for five minutes to breathe and use the bathroom (a full bladder can tack on another 20 points).
When you first arrive, ask for the map.
They all seemed calm when we arrived, asking us for cigarettes and water with beaming smiles, until something – nothing – spooked them and they all revved their engines and drove off racing each other into the darkness back to Juba.
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