Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] moments before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 2 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 3 | Innumerable country spires turn bronze amid newly ploughed fields of copper , just for a few moments before the ball disappears . |
| 4 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
| 5 | They took breath for a few moments before they emerged , after the third volley , to finish what they had begun , the Welsh swordsmen boiling out of the bushes joyously on their heels . |
| 6 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |