Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to hold up her long skirts with her free hand , grateful for the moment to the intermittent lightning which showed up the worst of the puddles ahead . |
| 2 | We 're still spinning , but the integrity of the Lift seems to be intact for the moment . |
| 3 | But the woman , though she must , of course , have realized that she was no longer beautiful , forgot that for the moment . |
| 4 | But there were others , he said , that for the moment should also stay outside VAT even though they ‘ perhaps fall into a different category — sewage and papers ’ . |
| 5 | I think we 'd better leave it at that for the moment . |
| 6 | All right , so you lifted the bearded geezer 's wallet , but never mind that for the moment . |
| 7 | So can we just ignore that for the moment and focus on the first sheet deliberately |
| 8 | The audience nodded , and Liz from the doorway nodded , for she had to admit that for the moment at least everything looked under control : pretty parsley-sprigged snacks awaited distribution , bottles of wine stood in attentive ranks , glasses were lined up , wiped and polished , piles of white napkins lay neatly folded in readiness . |
| 9 | Different bill shapes suit different eating habits , but never mind that for the moment . |
| 10 | James was his brother 's obvious successor in both posts , but Archibald announced first that for the moment he would himself retain control of the Scottish survey and second that he would not sanction the holding of the Murchison chair by any survey geologist . |
| 11 | ‘ All right , we 'll leave it at that for the moment , but I may have to see you again . ’ |
| 12 | Nothing could change the truth he had uttered , and that for the moment was enough . |
| 13 | On a visit to Mrs Chamberlin she explained that she did not like to leave her aunt and would from then on come only once a week , and she put it about that for the moment , neither she nor her aunt would be at home on Wednesday afternoons . |
| 14 | ‘ But let's leave that for the moment . |
| 15 | But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits . |
| 16 | It would appear , however , that for the moment , the Qualifying School will remain in Spain , so ambitious South African golfers will need to write for invitations to European events , become affiliated members and attempt to win sufficient money from seven events to earn a full member 's place on the Tour . |
| 17 | I think I 'll leave it at that for the moment . |
| 18 | If we assume that the monetary authorities set the size of the nominal money supply and that for the moment the price level is fixed at , then the supply of real cash balances can also be illustrated in the figure . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll leave it at that for the moment but I may have to ask you that question again . |
| 20 | Okay , we 'll leave it at that for the moment . |
| 21 | She looked longingly at the shower , but was forced to admit that for the moment she was n't agile enough to use it . |
| 22 | You can unplug that for the moment . |
| 23 | I think that 's all I I 'd like to say on that for the moment . |
| 24 | I do n't wan na go much er er further ahead on this for the moment . |
| 25 | Disregarding this for the moment , we write unc and use the above values ; we find unc the solution of which is |
| 26 | I would accept this for the moment , without asking how each unit does its own particular thing . |
| 27 | Another past champion graphically described this as the moment when the golfer blacks out and has n't the remotest idea that he is holding a putter at all . |
| 28 | The guards , being malais as well as red-bereted killers , were quite nonchalant for the moment , but they 'd start getting suspicious and edgy after a while . |
| 29 | She was free for the moment , but still terrified , for she knew Farquhar was awaiting Hector at Arivegaig … |
| 30 | The supply is adequate for the moment , but with 500 families arriving every month , it could run out . |