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 . ’ |