The phrase "asked to get a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is requesting or being instructed to obtain something.
Example: "She was asked to get a report from the office for the meeting."
Alternatives: "requested to obtain a" or "instructed to fetch a".
They are also asked to get a parent's permission through an e-mail.
In 2010, the company was asked to get a load of ore from Norway to China.
But as Duncan J Watts shows in his fascinating book, Milgram's experiment, in which subjects were asked to get a letter to a stockbroker in Boston by passing it on to friends they assumed were closer and getting those friends to pass it on, was fundamentally flawed.
Luckily, Watts himself has recently proven the claim to a much greater degree of reliability, with a huge study conducted by email in which 60,000 people were each assigned a "target" - a Norwegian veterinarian, an Australian policeman - and asked to get a message to them by forwarding it to people they already knew, and so on.
The inquiry earlier heard from a former News of the World TV journalist, Sharon Marshall, who told the inquiry she had resigned from the paper after being asked to get a quote from a pregnant celebrity about an affair her husband was having, despite the fact that she believed it was no longer happening.
Ministers are being asked to "get a grip" over "outrageous" pay rises for senior council executives in Wales.
I simply asked to get an opportunity to play quarterback.
Ms. Lappin said she had never been asked to get an I-visa on earlier trips.
A student who thinks they might need an excuse note, or who has been asked to get an excuse note from a professor should be in touch with S3.
These questions were asked to get an idea of health behavior in their home culture and society.
You will be asked to get an orange, blue, and brown mail.
