Example sentences of "[pers pn] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told me , just as did you a moment ago , about being put to bed and the sprinkling of holy water — but I could still not see what all the fuss was about ! |
| 2 | So we could n't think of any reason to keep Scope 's stunning new snap of Courteney Cox from you a moment longer . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | we 'll give you a moment … |
| 5 | Have 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 | ‘ I wonder — have you a moment ? ’ |
| 8 | Could you spare me a moment ? ’ |
| 9 | Give me a moment . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Will you excuse me a moment ? ’ |
| 11 | It took me a moment to work out what was going on . |
| 12 | Give me a moment . ’ |
| 13 | Excuse me a moment … ‘ |
| 14 | 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 ! ’ |
| 15 | Excuse me a moment , I shall have to sit down . |
| 16 | ‘ Will you excuse me a moment . ’ |
| 17 | So excuse me a moment while I cry , cry , cry . ’ |
| 18 | Will you excuse me a moment ? ’ |
| 19 | Excuse me a moment Your Worships while I write the out . |
| 20 | And if the gentleman having to put bandages on a lady and you want to put your hand underneath there just excuse me a moment , alright , because in the exam one row of you will certainly going to have a lady bandage okay , put slings on and to bandage so it 's just as well not to get to you know used to bandaging up great big chaps and then you 'll find you 've got some little tiny five foot two or five foot nothing lady bandaging in exam , alright , so swap around , so get yourselves so you 've got a partner and use your bandages and let's just see you do the high sling to start . |
| 21 | ‘ Would you excuse me a moment ? ’ he said . |
| 22 | Right there are two iron oxides commonly used in the blast furnace , one of which is named because of its colour Excuse me a moment . |
| 23 | Give me a moment or two to change my clothes and leave a note for Jules , then we 'll go out on the town . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Excuse me a moment , ’ Hamish said to the others , and turned to talk to him . |
| 25 | Give me a moment to wet my throat and take a bite , and I 'm ready ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Excuse me a moment , ’ Helen said to Giles . |
| 27 | Just give me a moment to grip my nose and blow out through my eardrums . |
| 28 | An abandoned truck , its snout rammed into the steep bank of a cut , caused me a moment 's panic . |
| 29 | He stared at me a moment , as though he suspected I might be hiding something from him . |
| 30 | It took me a moment to realise he was talking to me . |