Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you really think , ’ Alexandra had said earnestly , a pile of linen sheets in her arms , ‘ do you truthfully think for one moment that Aunt Emily would wish this room to be kept like — like a museum ? |
| 2 | In his own way , Ted had been building for this moment too . |
| 3 | Now I 'm not suggesting for one moment that anybody who has all the problems that dear Mr has there , but I think we might be able to learn something , do you ? |
| 4 | I 'm not suggesting for one moment it 's easy , but I mean is it possible that , you know erm accepting that this is a major conflict , it does involve all of us whether we like it or not |
| 5 | If you have embarked on this decision , entertaining friends at home may became increasingly difficult too , for your parent may look forward always to being present on these occasions , without realising for one moment that her daughter needs the opportunity sometimes to be able to relate to her friends alone , so that she can project her personality freely and share confidences and opinions with people of her own generation . |
| 6 | And , of course , Rune Christensen had never supposed for one moment that his orders would be forgotten or disobeyed ! |
| 7 | It scared her , but as she glanced secretly across at the face she had never forgotten for one moment she realised she was more excited than scared . |
| 8 | For a year , birthday preparation committees throughout the nation have toiled for this moment . |
| 9 | I spent so much effort and expense to outbid my rivals , I never stopped for one moment to consider if I really wanted the prize . |
| 10 | The other embarrassing fact was that MI6 never suspected for one moment that Blake was a spy . |
| 11 | But , taking that for granted for one moment , just what standards do we apply when making such strong pleas on behalf of a recorded performance ? |
| 12 | Although a common form of procedure for research is being recommended here it should not be thought for one moment that a hard and fast programme is being suggested to which every research enquiry should conform . |
| 13 | If she had thought for one moment he was serious she would have been deeply shocked . |
| 14 | His leader did not believe for one moment the protestations of innocence . |
| 15 | And I do n't believe for one moment that you could have been ignorant of the fact that she was wealthy . |
| 16 | What she does not do is believe for one moment that Rainbow has been possessed by some kind of demon . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , I do not believe for one moment — I made this point on enough occasions to the hon. Member for Antrim , East ( Mr. Beggs ) — that , if we had not given potential investors the opportunity to buy a power station that could be converted to gas , there would have been much hope of bringing a gas pipeline to Northern Ireland . |
| 18 | She would be waiting for that moment . |
| 19 | As everyone turned to look at him , Jinny realized that he had been waiting for this moment all the time he was explaining his plan . |
| 20 | We , the readers of the narrative , have been waiting for this moment ever since the concluding words of the book of Numbers : ‘ These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded by Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho . ’ |
| 21 | It was as if she had been waiting for this moment for four years or more . |
| 22 | She 'd been waiting for this moment for so long , and all she could do , now that it had finally arrived , was think the worst of him , instead of simply being happy to see him again . |
| 23 | I 've been waiting for this moment all week . |
| 24 | Alec d'Urberville , who had been waiting for this moment , appeared at her side . |
| 25 | I would not suggest for one moment that they existed here . |
| 26 | Now this does n't alter for one moment my recommendation of this as a superb performance , but I can well imagine a non-violinist , with less understanding of the extraordinary soloistic skill involved , homing in on and lambasting the accompaniment , giving only an average rating as a result . |
| 27 | ‘ You have n't been listening , Claudia ; we 're not parting for one moment until I find Garry — and it 's time you called me Roman . ’ |
| 28 | I do n't suppose for one moment she has given a thought to what life might be like if she had to ‘ make do ’ married to someone who was n't too well off . |
| 29 | I do n't suppose for one moment that man fully understood the import of what he was saying . |
| 30 | ‘ If we thought for one moment that the health of the public was at risk we 'd stop selling eggs . ’ |