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The phrase "asked for the documents" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a request made for specific documents, typically in a formal or professional context.
Example: "During the meeting, she asked for the documents related to the project proposal."
Alternatives: "requested the documents" or "sought the documents."
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He also asked for the documents in seven days, setting a 10 April deadline.
"We asked for the documents repeatedly and we were turned down, despite an agreement to obtain them, on numerous occasions.
Mr. Toledo said he asked for the documents on Mr. Montesinos and his links to American intelligence soon after he took office.
Andersen said that it had asked for the documents but accepted Enron's statement that it did not have access to them.
Murdoch says that he approved the deal because Myler and Crone advised him that the company would lose the case in court, but that they never showed him — and he never asked for — the documents explaining why.
O'Mara, who added that his client will plead not guilty, said he asked for the documents to be sealed because they would reveal sensitive information about the case, such as witness addresses.
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It sounded as though it could be an essay, so I asked for the document to be pulled.
Simply asking for the documents should have been enough.
Instead, he rejected Congress's right to ask for the documents.
The governor's staff pretty much issued a gold-plated invitation to the Times Union reporter to ask for the documents.
His announcement came one day before a judge was scheduled to hear a motion from abuse victims asking for the documents to be released.
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