Example sentences of "[vb base] see [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 2 | 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 " . |
| 3 | The daughter no longer had to provide care but said ‘ I merely go to see her for a chat and the company nowadays ’ . |
| 4 | Meester Northcliffe 's friend , you no come to see us for an age . |
| 5 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 6 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 7 | Well I 've seen 'em for a hundred now actually , a hundred quid . |
| 8 | ‘ I have to see someone for a minute . |
| 9 | But I need to see you for a moment . |