Example sentences of "and [vb past] for [art] [adj] moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 2 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 3 | ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay . |
| 4 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 5 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 6 | She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well . |