Example sentences of "hold [pron] [noun sg] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let Maxim hold her hand for a moment , then swept regally past and merged herself carefully with one of the big chairs . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm impressed , ’ he observed , holding her gaze for a moment . |
| 3 | Holding his gaze for a moment , she sighed . |
| 4 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 5 | He held her gaze for a moment in an optical half-nelson . |
| 6 | She held her breath for a moment and then the tears and the breath burst out of her at the same time . |
| 7 | Gregson held his stare for a moment , a smile forming at the corners of his own mouth . |
| 8 | She held his gaze for a moment ; . |
| 9 | John Hitch drained what was left in his wine glass and put it down , looking across the table at Carol Jackson , who held his gaze for a moment and then went on eating . |
| 10 | He just stood there and looked at her and Maggie held his gaze for a moment before inviting him in . |
| 11 | The screw at the other end of the room held his gaze for a moment and then looked away . |