Example sentences of "give [pers pn] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , if you 'll give me a moment to find them . |
| 2 | Right I 'll have to check back against all the figures , if you can just give me a moment . |
| 3 | we 'll give you a moment … |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | And I did n't give it a moment 's real consideration . |
| 7 | Could you just give us a moment to find that ? |
| 8 | Give me a moment . ’ |
| 9 | Give me a moment . ’ |
| 10 | This is where my acting career began — I developed the most spectacular cramps , flailing about in the water , gasping , coughing and protesting , ‘ Do n't worry , Pop , just give me a moment and I 'll be fine … cough ! ’ |
| 11 | Give me a moment or two to change my clothes and leave a note for Jules , then we 'll go out on the town . ’ |
| 12 | Give me a moment to wet my throat and take a bite , and I 'm ready ! ’ |
| 13 | Just give me a moment to grip my nose and blow out through my eardrums . |
| 14 | ‘ Just give me a moment , ’ she begged , letting him hear the tremor in her voice . |
| 15 | I just want to end up by saying I know it 's all about reduction for unemployed and the telephone this union has worked very hard with the community in Salford throughout the country if you just give me a moment , Mr President , I 'll get this unclear |
| 16 | Give me a moment 's peace . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Sir John , Benedicta , please , give me a moment . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Give it a moment . ’ |
| 19 | Give us a moment to clear a space for you and then pick your own time . |
| 20 | ‘ If you give us a moment to collect our things , we 'll be with you , ’ Travis responded . |
| 21 | wardens and whatever , we do n't take the double yellow lines half seriously enough , erm and I think parking generally is , is something we 're very bad at and I 'm an occasional sinner in this respect too , but it , it did strike me the other day , erm paying a fifteen pound fine for parking on a single yellow line on a Sunday afternoon but I had n't noticed a sign that said I should n't , erm paying that fifteen pound fine in other words not having paid the six pound instant fine , I remember thinking that , really there 's , there was no way of talking back , and I had in fact attempted an explanation as to why I 'd done it , and explained the reasons why I thought this really was very overlookable on the side of the law , erm I do n't suppose they paid much attention to it , I do n't imagine giving it a moment 's thought at all . |
| 22 | But the pretence of searching for it gave her a moment to think . |
| 23 | Clare 's polite words gave her a moment of hope , which died , however , when she saw his face . |
| 24 | The moment they arrived in Parson 's Green Penry rushed Leonora to the Range Rover , gave her a moment to fish out a gift-wrapped package from the bag containing her change of clothes , then stowed the latter in the car . |
| 25 | As Frodo feels the pressure of the Eye on Amon Hen , a Voice speaks to him and gives him a moment of freedom to act . |
| 26 | Lucy gave it a moment , tugged the gown free from underneath , and then moved in silence to the doorway . |
| 27 | Mid afternoon gives us a moment when the heart of light in a leaf trembles russet rainbows . |