Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [art] moment " in BNC.

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1 Could you spare me a moment ? ’
2 Yes , if you 'll give me a moment to find them .
3 Right I 'll have to check back against all the figures , if you can just give me a moment .
4 Now neither Ben there , nor me , can watch you every moment of the day .
5 we 'll give you a moment
6 Let me try erm a straw poll on you and I 'm going to ask those of you , I 'll give you a moment or two , who would 've signed up the Maastricht Treaty and who would not have signed up the Maastricht Treaty if you 'd 've had a free vote ?
7 He 'd show her , and even if she did n't appreciate the work it would perhaps give him a moment to think , to recover his poise .
8 And I did n't give it a moment 's real consideration .
9 Could you just give us a moment to find that ?
10 You 'll see me the moment you 're released , I promise .
11 You 'll see me the moment you 're released .
12 You 'll see me the moment you 're released .
13 ‘ Will you excuse me a moment ? ’
14 ‘ Will you excuse me a moment . ’
15 Will you excuse me a moment ? ’
16 ‘ Would you excuse me a moment ? ’ he said .
17 Now if you 'll excuse me a moment .
18 Certainly nobody will tell him the moment to go .
19 I 'd been lying on my bed , thinking of you , and suddenly I could n't bear it a moment longer and jumped off the bed intending to phone you — and there you were , looking half drowned and so nervous I was afraid to put a foot wrong . ’
20 ‘ But I can promise you I wo n't extend it a moment longer than is necessary . ’
21 I wondered if you could possibly spare us a moment of your time tomorrow ?
22 A trivial slight , a threat to self-esteem , which might cause you a moment 's irritation , here can give rise to resentments which may fester for centuries . ’
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