Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 2 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
| 3 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
| 4 | We sat in the jeep for a few moments watching the column as it disappeared along the very dusty road , and was soon out of sight , after passing Sulnier 's farm . |
| 5 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 6 | Notice the verbs in the haiku below and the way they catch the emotion of a single moment . |
| 7 | Talbot looked out through the window for an unseeing moment , then back at Hawkins . |
| 8 | They went to Zliten and spent the night in a guestroom ; in the morning the Zliten boy asked to borrow the vehicle for a few moments , drove it away , smashed it and abandoned both the vehicle and his Zuwayi friend who had to find other means to get back to Benghazi . |
| 9 | Add the ham for a few moments , then stir the pasta into the sauce . |
| 10 | The piece captures the band at a crucial moment in their rise to the status of phenomenon . |
| 11 | hello there … yes we 've come to Prestbury Park as Cheltenham readies itself for Gold Cup Week … we 'll be looking ahead to the festival in a few moments and also giving you the chance to win two tickets for the big day … first the weekend action and the big race in football … the chase for promotion |
| 12 | This means concentrating on the tow and only taking your eyes off the towplane for a brief moment . |
| 13 | There are two key measures : ( 1 ) the incidence rate ( the number of new cases over a given period , usually a year ) and ( 2 ) the prevalence rate ( the number of cases/persons affected in the population at a particular moment in time ) . |
| 14 | Not relishing the prospect in the slightest , she slid right under the water for a long moment , as though seeking sanctuary , then sat up abruptly , creating a tidal wave . |
| 15 | THE 3,000th victim of Ulster 's violence paid the price of a brief moment of fame , it was revealed last night . |
| 16 | The fact that microcomputers can communicate with larger computers means that data can be prepared on the micro and then sent to the mainframe at a convenient moment . |
| 17 | Apart from that , who 'd pass up the chance of an idle moment together ? |
| 18 | The thought dampened her mood , and , after turning the lights out , she sat in the dimness for a few moments , collecting her thoughts . |
| 19 | I lay on the ground for a few moments ; there were no further explosions . |
| 20 | ‘ I only entered the flat for a brief moment . |
| 21 | He licked the wound for a few moments and then turned to Hazel . |
| 22 | He was already striding towards the door , the gentleness of a few moments ago already forgotten , Lindsey realised , with a surprising stab of regret . |
| 23 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
| 24 | Just before we packed up and got aboard the truck , I piped up and down the beach for a few moments . |
| 25 | Stay sitting on the bed for a few moments , then follow procedure as for 3 above . |
| 26 | I sat on the bed for a few moments , recovering . |
| 27 | As a means of reflecting on the significance of a given moment , of developing an understanding of the depths and layers of meaning any given moment or image might carry . |
| 28 | Helen stood by the gate for a few moments , thinking , deliberately thinking about Adrian , testing how much it hurt her . |
| 29 | Can I then introduce to you I 'll introduce the speaker in a few moments , quite formally , but Michael who 's the guest of Roy . |
| 30 | In the space of a few moments one crossed a cultural divide now generations deep . |