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The phrase "asking for a list" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to request a compilation of items or information from someone.
Example: "I am asking for a list of all the participants in the conference to ensure everyone is accounted for."
Alternatives: "requesting a list" or "seeking a list".
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An official called the other day asking for a list of party members who work in his factory.
He also started asking for a list of buyers attending the shows and then cold-calls them repeatedly until he gets them on the phone.
The pop charts began in postwar Britain when Percy Dickins of the New Musical Express telephoned 20-odd shops asking for a list of their bestsellers.
With "Strange Stones," I was preparing to post the censored material online when a Chinese reader e-mailed me asking for a list of the cuts.
"Nothing like this ever happened," he said, before asking for a list of written questions to which he did not respond.
I JUST received the annual call from friends in New Jersey asking for a list of this year's hot new Hamptons spots.
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Ask for a list of participating lawyers.
"I've asked for a list," she told National Journal.
Don't ask for a list of all attendees at a dinner party.
I asked for a list of what Engel proposed to investigate.
He asked for a list of which ones might be vulnerable.
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