had asked
Gli aveva chiesto scusa ma il danno era ormai fatto.
She had apologized to him but the damage was already done.
La città fece come aveva chiesto lui.
The city did as he had asked.
Keith mi aveva chiesto di farmi trovare altrove, e acconsentii.
Keith had asked me to be somewhere else, and I agreed.
Del resto, Vicki me l’aveva chiesto per prima.
Besides, Vicki had asked me first.
Ho portato a Downey i fumetti che mi aveva chiesto.
I brought Downey the comics he had asked me for.
— Codice d'onore (1992)