Example sentences of "a moment ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laundry ! he wrote in the margin of his page , and Goldberg , alter a moment 's hesitation , typed it in and added , in brackets , margin ! |
| 2 | Each morning she opened all her luggage , looked at the shirts and dresses and pairs of trousers , felt a moment 's regret for a favourite red silk blouse , before choosing either the cotton shorts and the yellow tee shirt or the denim shorts and the pink top . |
| 3 | There was a moment 's pause . |
| 4 | A city perceived in a moment 's enchantment |
| 5 | The sentences must have a rise and full , an ability to flow onwards with pauses for breath , like full stops , or a moment 's silence for the onlookers to assess what has just been stated and to understand its purpose and place in the design before the dance continues . |
| 6 | The national brewers , whose attitude to staff and tenants would bring a blush to the face of the average Victorian mill owner , object to new legislation that would deprive them of the right to evict tenants and their families at a moment 's notice . |
| 7 | Ultimately it was Nayim 's audacious away goal that ruled , but only in the closing minutes had the Londoners enjoyed a moment 's respite from the pumped-up Fourth Division team , who had Roy McDonough sent off for a reckless tackle near the end . |
| 8 | The wood panelling echoes slightly ; Lord Aldington 's counsel , Charles Gray QC , has a voice like a bumble-bee : a moment 's inattention and his even , well-modulated and comforting tones seem to embark on an erratic , heavy flight around the room . |
| 9 | Her style is to run around the mat , changing direction at a moment 's notice , and then fly in for a throw . |
| 10 | However , managers put a lot of time , energy and commitment into their artist 's careers ( as well as a substantial financial investment ) , so it would be unfair for the manager to be dismissed at a moment 's notice , just because the artist fancied a change of management . |
| 11 | The ‘ awful daring of a moment 's surrender ’ is an experience intense , but imprudent . |
| 12 | She went on the skiing holiday he had paid for and accepted his excuse about his daughter 's measles without a moment 's hesitation . |
| 13 | Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head . |
| 14 | There was a moment 's stunned silence then , ‘ My word , ’ said Frau Nordern . |
| 15 | There was a moment 's silence and , as Omi murmured a prayer for Steinmark , Frau Nordern looked around at her family and felt her throat tighten . |
| 16 | There is never a moment 's dullness in The Allegory of Love . |
| 17 | A moment 's thought told him that this system worked only because two-thirds of the expected total of a Yeo Davis partnership came out at an amount well in excess of his salary , or that of any public servant of his age . |
| 18 | When told to leave all behind , his past , his roots , his culture , his sense of belonging , his status and position in society and the family , the friendship , support and love of those close to him , everything except for Sarah , his wife , and Lot , his nephew , he goes without a moment 's hesitation . |
| 19 | After a moment 's pause he said : ‘ I did n't mean to be crabby — about not wanting to come . ’ |
| 20 | If I was to give my life to this orchestra then I could not allow that someone throw me out at a moment 's notice . |
| 21 | He departed again and , after a moment 's thought , I went into the office to put through a call to Doone 's police station . |
| 22 | ‘ Killing Angela Brickell might have been a moment 's panic . |
| 23 | There was a moment 's silence while Jackie took his turn . |
| 24 | ‘ Funny thing , that , ’ mused Jackie after a moment 's pause . |
| 25 | They have the ability to jump straight back at a moment 's notice . ’ |
| 26 | The Blushing Groom colt never had a moment 's worry on the soft ground , sitting in fifth position until straightening for home and then powering away from his rivals inside the two-furlong marker . |
| 27 | ‘ No money , more like , ’ the Duke bowed and his shadow , after a moment 's hesitation , did likewise . |
| 28 | The tap in the kitchen was turned off and there was a moment 's silence . |
| 29 | ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 30 | At Ten Bel , Geminis provides the best of both worlds — an ideal environment for a relaxing holiday , with the lively activities of Drago only a moment 's walk away . |