Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] [det] moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I knelt for a few moments , head buried in my hands . |
| 2 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 3 | Let me read you two or three other verses from that same book of Hebrews that we read from a few moments ago . |
| 4 | " They talked for a few moments , and then he handed her an envelope and walked away . |
| 5 | Sarah watched for a few moments when the game began , then went off to look for her Nature treasures . |
| 6 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 7 | She struggled for a few moments until , overcome apparently by shock , she lost consciousness . |
| 8 | Holy chaos reigned for a few moments while all heaven was let loose . |
| 9 | She lay for a few moments watching the patterns it made on the ceiling . |
| 10 | Howard thought for a few moments and then said , ‘ I think I know what time the next plane leaves for London . ’ |
| 11 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
| 12 | The artist thought for a few moments . |
| 13 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay . |
| 15 | When we reached the jetty we paused for a few moments to look across at the islet . |
| 16 | He paused for a few moments . |
| 17 | The calling continued for a few moments and then , with a cry of ‘ bitch ’ , to her horror , Nicky Scott Wilson began to make the most blood-curdling noise as he bayed her name to the night sky , like a wolf . |
| 18 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 19 | It hovered for a few moments , then suddenly it dropped to the floor with a tinkle and broke in two . |
| 20 | Slightly off-balance by the speed of the events , Lee floundered for a few moments . |
| 21 | Torn in two by indecision , she reflected for a few moments , then said slowly , ‘ If it comes to choosing between Ian and a monkey , then Ian wins hands down . |
| 22 | ‘ I can see that you 're a trifle overcome , ’ he said after a few moments . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's good , ’ she said after a few moments . |
| 24 | ‘ Ah , it 's you , is it , Edgar Linton ? ’ she said after a few moments . |
| 25 | Karelius remained for a few moments gazing out into the night , taking in the mighty fires and flares , and the cries of ‘ l'Empereur ! ’ mingled occasionally with snatches from the Carmagnole , Père Duchesne , and other patriotic songs . |
| 26 | The Soul Eater crouched for a few moments and Nuadu saw that a thin silvery fluid was beginning to course along its hollow talons . |
| 27 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 28 | Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street . |
| 29 | He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other . |
| 30 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |