I was in earlier asking for you, but you were late this morning.
6 seconds sound clip from the Desk Set (1957) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:02:01 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I'll take my champagne. They won't have any in Legal.
- I was in earlier asking for you, but you were late this morning.
- I know, but it's all right, I brought a note from my mother.
- Nothing very much gets done around here today, does it?
- Oh, well, we never work here anyway. This is our playpen.
- But if you're planning to work, the budget is over there on the desk. Ruthie finished it.
[...]