Example sentences of "see [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That should see me for a while . |
| 2 | ‘ Can I see you for a minute ? ’ |
| 3 | 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 " . |
| 4 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 5 | It was exactly eleven o'clock when the nurse came to her and said , ‘ You may go and see him for a minute . ’ |
| 6 | I said , you may go and see him for a minute , he 's out . |
| 7 | They let us see him for a couple of minutes , and then they took us back to the prison . |
| 8 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 9 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 10 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
| 11 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
| 13 | He felt a contentment when he was in her company that he missed when he did not see her for a while . |
| 14 | ‘ Well now , I could see her for a moment . |
| 15 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |