Example sentences of "a moment the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , leaving aside for a moment the difficult question of whether to accept the kind of association between kinship system and technological level postulated by Morgan , Marx , and Engels , it is not surprising that modern anthropology reveals no such association between technology and kinship terms . |
| 2 | Wexford switched off the light and for a moment the room seemed very dark . |
| 3 | Wexford waited patiently , for he guessed that for a moment the man was totally unable to speak . |
| 4 | For a moment the ghosts hovered around Klara-Lettkin-Strasse until Bodo exorcised them . |
| 5 | Ignore for a moment the contradiction in the Prime Minister 's simultaneous espousal of an essentially unaccountable German Bundesbank system for future European monetary union and her insistence that the Delors plan for EMU violates Parliamentary control of EC decision making . |
| 6 | She was different , after all , he decided , in her hat , and with the grained leather gloves neatly folded , and Gaily had n't for a moment the wit to see this , prepared self as the false one and her accidental self , in an older coat and head-scarf , of Saturday night , the true one . |
| 7 | However , if one forgets for a moment the organizational structures of the two parties and considers their policies , one sees a relatively united unionist movement . |
| 8 | ‘ We believed very much in the significance of what we were doing , ’ said Secord , leaving for a moment the sticky operational details . |
| 9 | After a moment the Old Man put his glass on the desk and looked at Graham , switching on his let's-get-down-to-real-business look . |
| 10 | And the little key slipped into the keyhole and melted , as it seemed into the glass body of the casket , so for a moment the whole surface was perfectly closed and smooth . |
| 11 | Sure enough , in a moment the rushes whispered , and the tiny drift of air came again . |
| 12 | In a moment the vision faded but she remained where she was , immobile . |
| 13 | We shall consider in a moment the grip this kind of thinking has on the conservative mind , not merely the politically Conservative , but traditionalists of all kinds . |
| 14 | These are people who are so obsessed with the first decade of this new century that they 're inclined to forget for a moment the nineteen hundred or so years that went before it . |
| 15 | Consider for a moment the bustle of the scene a hundred years ago , with horse-drawn barges and occasional steam tugs nearing the end of their journeys or perhaps setting out on the return trip towards the sea . |
| 16 | For a moment the two girls stared at her , shocked , then Peggy recovered herself . |
| 17 | In a moment the attackers dissolved and were gone . |
| 18 | Consider for a moment the following : Bugs Bunny — gay ? |
| 19 | ‘ What does that mean ? ’ asked Tina forcefully , and for a moment the sister looked disconcerted . |
| 20 | Then he suddenly smiled , and for a moment the sun seemed to illuminate a bleak and hostile landscape . |
| 21 | He listened , too , and for a moment the noises from the next room ceased , and he heard only a great and total silence , a silence that extended beyond the city , beyond the planet , a silence as empty and bleak and beautiful as space , as the universe itself ; the endless harmonious silence of the spheres . |
| 22 | Just ponder for a moment the idea of persuading people to buy a product that they do n't need ( quite the reverse ) , which they then literally burn up in smoke and have to replace every single day . |
| 23 | Forgetting for a moment the totally illogical premise that Welsh teams get dirtier as they get better , I fail to see what useful purpose was served by raking up old controversies dating from a time when most of the current Welsh team were in primary school . |
| 24 | For a moment the water lay dark and still , then a ripple touched the surface and two green eyes appeared like periscopes . |
| 25 | In a moment the reality of God 's judgment crashed through the barrier of their self-delusion . |
| 26 | For a moment the expression of the stern-faced Dr Barton softened and he said more gently , ‘ I 'm afraid you are wrong , Doctor . |
| 27 | In the distance for a moment the complicated towers of Schiaparelli rose . |
| 28 | We looked back and up , and for a moment the Towers ' summits were flecked with gold , before the sun slid down behind the unseen horizon and all Chile was plunged into blackness . |
| 29 | For a moment the Emperor would notice at least the aftermath of Lexandro 's existence … before what had been Lexandro dispersed . |
| 30 | It is said that he stood before the altar and for a moment the Blade called to him . |