Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stone said nothing for a moment , staring at the CI5 man , perhaps still not sure of whether or not he was doing the right thing . |
| 2 | In English , it has been shown that an unmarked theme is one that signals the mood of the clause : in declarative clauses the unmarked theme is the subject ( Jane said nothing for a moment ) ; in interrogative clauses it is the wh-word ( What did Jane say ? ) , or the auxiliary in the case of polar questions ( Did Jane say anything ? ) ; in imperative clauses it is the verb ( Say something ) . |
| 3 | I said nothing for a moment ; there had seemed to be some special emphasis on the last sentence . |
| 4 | Julia said nothing for a moment then she said quietly , ‘ Thank you , doctor , for the offer , but I do n't think I 'll go in hospital if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 5 | He said nothing for a moment , watching Blanche with his wide eyes , the black lashes curling back on themselves . |
| 6 | Jane Pargeter said nothing for a moment , tugging back her cheeks in a wince that looked to Dexter as if she was attempting to suppress a smile . |
| 7 | She said nothing for a moment , and looked down . |
| 8 | Alexander Vass said nothing for a moment . |
| 9 | Alexander Vass said nothing for a moment . |
| 10 | She felt that the atmosphere between them was suddenly much easier although he said nothing for a moment but kept on looking at her as if he were turning something over in his mind . |
| 11 | Stock said nothing for a moment , then he looked through me and said , ‘ I touched Lenin . |
| 12 | She said nothing for a moment , then : ‘ I did n't know him very well . ’ |
| 13 | Guido said nothing for a moment , but simply watched her . |
| 14 | He said nothing for a moment . |
| 15 | Travis said nothing for a moment , then , ‘ Did Rosemary — mention me at all ? ’ he wanted to know . |
| 16 | Travis said nothing for a moment , then opened the zip so that he could sit up . |
| 17 | ‘ You 've had enough X-rays for a while , so I 'm going to do nothing for the moment . |
| 18 | ‘ You 'll say nothing for the moment , ’ said Miss Thorne . |
| 19 | He said nothing for the moment . |
| 20 | Such was the message Lewis passed on , himself saying nothing for the moment of his own extraordinarily exciting find , but agreeing to pick up Morse in about ten minutes ' time , after briefly reporting in to St Aldate 's . |
| 21 | He went on gazing at me for a moment , then asked : ‘ Everything in hand downstairs ? ’ |
| 22 | Listen to me for a moment . ’ |
| 23 | It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Er — I was wondering if you could just come and help me for a moment ? ’ |
| 25 | " Senga , listen to me for a moment . |
| 26 | Excuse me for a moment . |
| 27 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 28 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
| 29 | She looked at me for a moment , measuringly , as if wondering whether I meant it . |
| 30 | He looked at me for a moment , halted in the act of folding his stethoscope . |