Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on gazing at me for a moment , then asked : ‘ Everything in hand downstairs ? ’ |
| 2 | Listen to me for a moment . ’ |
| 3 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Er — I was wondering if you could just come and help me for a moment ? ’ |
| 5 | " Senga , listen to me for a moment . |
| 6 | Excuse me for a moment . |
| 7 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 8 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
| 9 | She looked at me for a moment , measuringly , as if wondering whether I meant it . |
| 10 | He looked at me for a moment , halted in the act of folding his stethoscope . |
| 11 | He stared at me for a moment , and I thought he was going to be angry . |
| 12 | ‘ Excuse me for a moment , Schätzchen . ’ |
| 13 | He stared at me for a moment , then very carefully , he picked me up with finger and thumb and looked at me . |
| 14 | ‘ Madam , listen to me for a moment . |
| 15 | Excuse me for a moment . |
| 16 | Can you just get up and look under your seat for me for a moment ? |
| 17 | I admit love deserted me for a moment , but I pretty soon realised that this was not her fault . |
| 18 | Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 19 | She stares at me for a moment in her shocked haze of light . |
| 20 | I put my arm across his shoulders , and as he leaned against me for a moment and sobbed I wondered if he had ever been able to cry like this — like a little boy with somebody to comfort him . |
| 21 | I dashed out to the landing and ran into Siegfried , who stared wide-eyed at me for a moment before galloping downstairs . |
| 22 | ‘ Will you kindly excuse me for a moment ? |
| 23 | Sometimes I would catch her looking at me with such intensity of feeling that my breath left me for a moment . |
| 24 | ‘ Would you be so kind as to excuse me for a moment ? |
| 25 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? ’ |
| 26 | What I could do is play a record but er I ca n't remember so bear with me for a moment . |
| 27 | When I did , something about its stillness stilled me for a moment . |
| 28 | The part of me which made the mistake with the buck , letting it get the better of me for a moment , might still be around if that acid test had n't found it out . |
| 29 | ‘ Carry on without me for a moment , ’ he said , waving his hand in an imperious way , which Suzi found funny and Busacher found infuriating . |
| 30 | I forget what it was that distracted me for a moment , but as I delayed , the water bounced the boat up and down and then straight against the quay , with my finger in between . |