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The phrase "was asked that" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to introduce a clause in which someone is asked to do something. For example: He was asked that he come to the meeting early.
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"But I was asked that question as a candidate for president of the United States.
The situation became embarrassing when a question was asked that was pointed at the father of a little girl in the class, who promptly burst into tears.
Would I care to buy added insurance, I was asked, that allows me to cancel my trip if I have to work?
He was asked that same question in the 1980s, while building the 3,000-room 3,000-roomd again in the early 1990s.
When Martinez was asked that day if he would give the Yankees a hometown discount, he raised his hands slightly and shrugged, postured like a man standing in the rain.
God, if I had a lira for every time I was asked that question as a kid, I would be able to buy... well, a lot of cappuccinos.
"I was asked that question," Varitek said.
Anthony was asked that question after the Knicks' shootaround Thursday.
Did it bother him, he was asked, that it might be his money?
But he was asked that on CNN last week, and his answer was surprisingly reasonable.
Was it true, he was asked, that Ferguson had pulled him up on it?
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