Example sentences of "for [art] few moments [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
| 3 | For a few moments they moved in silence , then he said , ‘ Just as a matter of interest , why did you come to this party ? ’ |
| 4 | Thus , for a few moments they reverted to passive projection , in role merely as spectators of teacher 's performance . |
| 5 | For a few moments I had let my mind plunge into darkness , into a world where the experience of all my life was disproved and ghosts existed . |
| 6 | For a few moments I felt disappointment . |
| 7 | Actually , I did n't like the way Diggs questioned me about what had happened , and for a few moments I thought he might have guessed , but my replies seemed to satisfy him . |
| 8 | For a few moments he lay panting , his side heaving in exhaustion . |
| 9 | For a few moments he did n't seem to realise she was there . |
| 10 | For a few moments he watched them , and hearing their laughter and seeing the flush of innocent enjoyment in their faces he felt a sudden bitter pang of resentment that they should have their youth still and be free to enjoy it . |
| 11 | He had dropped his telescope ; for a few moments he groped on the floor beside the window , but he no longer needed the telescope ; he could see perfectly well without it . |
| 12 | For a few moments he sat at the receiver , listening to the hollow hum of vacant ether , recovering . |
| 13 | For a few moments she felt nineteen again , unsure and nervous , easily browbeaten because she had very little self-confidence . |
| 14 | For a few moments she stared at the tawny eagle and then at Mr Wolski , and he looked at her . |
| 15 | For a few moments she imagined the scene as dark-suited managers with grim faces waited with bated breath for the one man who could step in and save the company … |
| 16 | For a few moments she managed fairly well , taking things slowly and steadily , using the sticks to propel herself along . |
| 17 | Nuala positively glowed , and for a few moments she looked like a child who had been given a present . |
| 18 | For a few moments she thought she was trapped , with no way through the high walls that surrounded this part of the garden . |
| 19 | For a few moments she thought he had no intention of answering her as her whole being quivered with indignation that he should have the nerve to pass judgement on her when not even her closest friends knew her innermost thoughts and longings . |
| 20 | For a few moments she stood watching him as with quick little movements he fed himself , his sharp eyes darting suspiciously from side to side . |