Example sentences of "back [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked back for a moment at the Minister 's procession stalled at the roadblock . |
| 2 | He spilled some of the machine tea from the plastic cups as he moved , and one of the wizened youths glanced back for a moment in disapproval . |
| 3 | She ran down the steps but turned back for a moment to say , ‘ Uncle Fred 's injured but he 'll be all right . |
| 4 | She leant forward , saying she wanted to go back for a moment to what the TV presenter had said about Jim Lancaster . |
| 5 | She was back for a moment on Bras d'Or , casting off coiling the painter up neatly , approved of by her father , and by Louise . |
| 6 | Iago rose to take his leave , but the prince called him back for a moment . |
| 7 | Melissa glanced back for a moment and watched her plodding stolidly on her way . |
| 8 | I 'll be back in a moment . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll be back in a moment . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll be back in a moment . ’ |
| 11 | Help yourself to another drink , I 'll be back in a moment . ’ |
| 12 | Many people look back on a moment of conversion — though it is not essential to be able to point to such a moment — with awe and wonder . |