Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said our flight had been delayed and he 'd spent the time in the bar , and then added , rather unconvincingly , that some woman had insisted on ‘ plying Phaeton with liquor ’ as he put it , but there was a hollowness in the way he said it , and I do n't think either Gill or I believed him for a moment . |
| 2 | I forgot myself for a moment back in the woods , it is true , ’ he admitted in a goaded voice , ‘ but the circumstances were exceptional . |
| 3 | It was n't difficult ; I lost you for a moment when you covered your hair , but I know you too well for you to be able to hide from me . ’ |
| 4 | I said nothing for a moment ; there had seemed to be some special emphasis on the last sentence . |
| 5 | All right , but let me stop you for a moment , there . |