Example sentences of "hesitated for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hesitated for a moment on the stairs , turned round and tried to look at some of them , to see if there was a familiar face , a suspicious or suspecting face , a face I could place , a face that could … |
| 2 | But he hesitated for no more than a moment before stepping inside and when the door was closed he took refuge in clowning . |
| 3 | The Lout hesitated for a moment but then , as the other scooters roared out of the yard , he shrugged and revved his own scooter up . |
| 4 | He hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice … . |
| 5 | Just — ’ he hesitated for a moment and Herr Nordern leaned forward eagerly . |
| 6 | The Sergeant hesitated for a moment . |
| 7 | Once — ’ the voice shook and hesitated for a moment ‘ — once it was a pair of pliers . |
| 8 | Jahsaxa hesitated for a moment , then shrugged . |
| 9 | She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second . |
| 10 | Abbot Kenneth 's praying hesitated for a second . |
| 11 | He hesitated for a moment when he saw the girl sitting on one of the large black leather sofas that were ranged along one wall . |
| 12 | He scrambled to his feet , hesitated for a moment , then clasped his 7 ft 3 in Excalibur to his bosom . |
| 13 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
| 14 | Yanto hesitated for a moment then plunged his hands into the evil smelling , mess . |
| 15 | She hesitated for a moment , then said , ‘ I met Sid Watkins in Berkeley today and he asked me if I would like to go to the Licensed Victuallers Dinner at the Princes Hotel with him tonight . |
| 16 | Tom hesitated for a moment and then walked hurriedly on to the small road back towards the artist 's shop . |
| 17 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
| 18 | I hesitated for a while . |
| 19 | A moment later the shadowy figure came into the hallway , hesitated for a second , then moved across to the stairs . |
| 20 | She was standing in front of him and when , conventionally , she held out her hand towards him , saying , ‘ Goodbye , then , ’ he hesitated for a moment ; then his arm jerked forward and he was holding her hand . |
| 21 | He hesitated for a moment as to what to do ; then looking again at the woman at the table , who was now smiling at him , he sat down in the chair , and for the next ten minutes he listened to the banter between the two of them . |
| 22 | During the next half hour they worked in this way , and when the empty cases and the bed covers were at last placed on the cart , Aggie locked the door , then hesitated for a moment , wondering what to do with the key . |
| 23 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 24 | But then he stopped , with his hand still on the door handle , and hesitated for what seemed an age . |
| 25 | When he had finished speaking the Collector hesitated for a moment on the stairs , looking down at the tired and gaunt faces below him . |
| 26 | We hesitated for a moment then took our leave . |
| 27 | Katherine hesitated for a moment , stared at her father . |
| 28 | She hesitated for a moment , a dim figure in the dark kitchen , distinguished by a brown balloon of a mob-cap and a coarse sacking apron which fell from her neck to her feet like a monstrous bib : it was hard for her to accept defeat . |
| 29 | Denis hesitated for only a moment before surrendering to his instinct to meet kindness with kindness . |
| 30 | Joseph hesitated for a moment then sank to his knees . |