Example sentences of "but [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for a moment , gladdened by her easy assumption that they were a couple , that she was n't thinking of leaving him , he actually entertained the idea as a feasible solution to all their problems . |
| 2 | That the triumphing of the wicked is short , and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment ? … |
| 3 | Andrew was aware that Amsterdam had said something under his breath , but for a moment he was transfixed . |
| 4 | But for a moment , between the door of the cage and where I first took stance , I could feel the greatness of the sky , it was on my wings . |
| 5 | There was no similarity of course ; Rostov 's service in a dozen frontier system wars posed no threat to the succession — rather the reverse in fact — but for a moment he found himself wondering if the convoluted nature of the Court infrastructure made the most devious method inevitable . |
| 6 | The wife of the Kha-Khan was saying something , but for a moment the Yek was incomprehensible . |
| 7 | But for a moment he had almost laughed . |
| 8 | But for a moment he looked thunder at her impertinence , then put the bottle down and began to laugh . |
| 9 | But for a moment , you understand , I thought I had seen a ghost . ’ |
| 10 | But after a moment , he sat down next to her . |
| 11 | But after a moment he turned over again , mumbling thickly : ‘ Harri ? |
| 12 | There was no answer , but after a moment the scratching was repeated . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , ’ said Betty , but after a moment she went out to the stream leaving Lydia to sit back on her heels and wonder why she found dressing-gowns and slippers so tawdry . |
| 14 | ‘ I was upset at being kept awake by people snoring , ’ said Fintan , but after a moment he got up and went off to the buttery himself , ‘ because we need to know if the parsley butter is ready , ’ he said rather defiantly . |
| 15 | Siban 's eyes burned angrily , but after a moment he allowed the muscles of his arm to relax . |
| 16 | Dane muttered something , and she froze , but after a moment he rolled over , and the sounds of his breathing told her he 'd fallen into a still deeper sleep . |
| 17 | She could have stayed there forever , but after a moment he set her gently aside and turned towards Marianne . |
| 18 | Peggy did not move , but after a moment of silence she said , ‘ I can divorce him . |
| 19 | But in a moment , the sun was blazing , the sky blue as cornflowers . |
| 20 | But in a moment of anxiety , a kind smile can be just as lasting . |
| 21 | The women protested , but in a moment I was upright and swaying around . |
| 22 | Again Fincara 's laughter streamed out ; it was difficult to bear , and Ruth tried to turn her head away ; but in a moment the laughter had melted into song , clear and cold like raindrops tracking a windowpane . |
| 23 | But in a moment , the others were beside her , praising , questioning , almost adoring her courage . |
| 24 | But in a moment he sat up and dusted himself . |
| 25 | She set off towards what she imagined was the outer door , intending to walk in the open , but in a moment she had somehow lost herself in the maze of corridors . |