Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | The name seemed to halt him for a moment , but when his hands were again moving over her , the scream she let out crying , ‘ Mother ! |
| 2 | But I need to see you for a moment . |
| 3 | 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 " . |
| 4 | Vass spread his long fingers over the chair arms and seemed to contemplate them for a moment . |
| 5 | His eyes seemed to study her for a moment . |
| 6 | The policewoman decided to believe her for the moment . |
| 7 | Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment . |
| 8 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to be on his way , I would not wish to delay him for a moment . |
| 9 | He continued to watch her for a moment , then murmured , ‘ I liked him . ’ |
| 10 | Guido took a mouthful of his Cynar and seemed to savour it for a moment . |
| 11 | She wanted to savour it for a moment . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd rather be doing it on my own , ’ Maria responded waspishly , taking advantage of the fact that no one was near enough to overhear them for the moment . |
| 13 | ‘ Would you be so kind as to excuse me for a moment ? |
| 14 | Luke 's kiss , withheld to torment her for a moment while he stared into her darkened eyes , was an insult when it came , and yet insufficient to her hunger , because his mouth was torn away from hers again almost at once , plunging to suckle hard at one exposed breast for several agonising seconds , the message blatant — she was desired , and despised . |