Example sentences of "you [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I need to see you for a moment . |
| 2 | May I speak to you for a moment ? ’ he asked in a lower tone . |
| 3 | Matilda said , ‘ Please may I talk to you for a moment ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It was fun getting imperious with you for a moment , though . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't believe you for a moment ; even if I did , you 're my only lead and I 'm not going to let you out of my sight until I catch up with Garry . |
| 6 | It was n't difficult ; I lost you for a moment when you covered your hair , but I know you too well for you to be able to hide from me . ’ |
| 7 | Although ‘ t is easy to see that he could not leave you behind , nor take his eyes off you for a moment . |
| 8 | I know it 's a terrible time for me to turn up on your doorstep , but I only want to speak to you for a moment . |
| 9 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 10 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 11 | ‘ I just want to look at you for a moment or two . ’ |
| 12 | All right , but let me stop you for a moment , there . |
| 13 | ‘ If you will wait in the drawing-room , I will be with you in a moment . |
| 14 | Her hand tipped the scoop and the chips slid into the scale and when the dial registered much more than half an ounce she did n't remove any but , taking a paper bag , she blew into it , then , tipping up the scale , she disposed of the coconut chips before saying , ‘ I 'll be with you in a moment . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Be with you in a moment . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He will see you in a moment , ’ she said without explanation , and went out , leaving the trio in the dim room . |
| 17 | Now this leaflet which I 'm going to give you in a moment er is called How To Put Things Right which i i is quite a good title for a leaflet like this . |
| 18 | ‘ You go in — I 'll be with you in a moment . |
| 19 | I 'll be with you in a moment . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll be with you in a moment . ’ |
| 21 | His plump face breaking into a warm smile , he called , ‘ Be with you in a moment , Miss Dawson . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah okay we 'll come back and talk to you in a moment do n't go away . |
| 23 | Fred will tell you in a moment what T M V is but the symptoms are the plants have brown blotches on the stems , fallen leaves all round where th where the plants are growing erm and he 's done all he can to get rid of it . |
| 24 | Daphne laughed , I 'll see you in a moment she said kindly . |
| 25 | Because my understanding of the situation is that Harrogate have expressed , I 'll come to you in a moment Mr , Harrogate have expressed support in principal for the idea of a new settlement . |
| 26 | Well it 's not I 'll tell you in a moment . |
| 27 | Du n no I 'll tell you in a moment |
| 28 | I 'll find it for you in a moment . |