Example sentences of "and [vb past] for [art] [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 2 | ‘ Mrs Cecil 's departure was preceded by such an entire sinking of her constitution and by an exhaustion tending so much to lethargy that she was seldom able to converse … and it was a peculiar favour to herself and daughters that Mr Simeon and her excellent son were in the house and watched for every reviving moment to pray or converse with her in all holy tenderness , till she ceased to breathe . ’ |
| 3 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 4 | ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay . |
| 5 | Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn , and stood for a long moment , sagging . |
| 6 | She had risen from her deep curtsey , and stood for a long moment gazing steadily into his face . |
| 7 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 8 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 9 | 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 . |