Example sentences of "[verb] [art] few moments " in BNC.
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| 31 | Dear Ralph It was a blessing to have met with you Wednesday night to share a few moments with a fellow Christian who like I has stumbled on the walk . |
| 32 | Now I know as I was saying a few moments ago , I travelled to the continent just recently , and I know we had to pay a surcharge on the flight . |
| 33 | Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory . |
| 34 | He sits in a Second Empire armchair , a curling pipe in one side of his mouth , the other side opening and closing every few moments , like a fish breaking the surface , to let the smoke out , and listen expressionlessly while Howard explains his ideas for the script . |
| 35 | She had managed , nevertheless , to seize a few moments with the erstwhile companion when the gentlemen returned , for Araminta had at once gone over to greet Mr Saul Quatt , who had , at her request , presided over the service in the local church — much to the chagrin of its incumbent , whose ruffled feathers Mrs Alderley had been obliged to smooth when she heard of the plan from him . |
| 36 | Why not set a few moments aside first thing in the morning and last thing at night ? |
| 37 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 38 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 39 | It crossed garages , gardens and pavements , stopping every few moments to sniff the air . |
| 40 | again there is no answer to that question , simply because the answer is so horrific , it does n't bear thinking about , but thank God all maybe safe , all will not be safe , but all maybe safe , God has provided a salvation that is available to all and if we are not safe it is because we choose to reject his s , his offers of mercy , so we thank God that all may be safe , but the solemn fact remains is that all will not be saved , well that leads us on to , to this third proposition , not only that the bible teach that all maybe saved , not only does it teach that all will not be saved , but it is quite clear that some will be saved whom we did not expect to be saved , we can be quite sure about that because judgment does n't rest with us , way back Abraham says perhaps one of the most important statements in his life when he said there in , in , in Genesis chapter eighteen and we actually sang the wo tho the quotation in the song we just sang a few moments ago where he says will not the judge of all the earth be right , judgement is not yours and mine , that 's God 's prerogative and the other song that we 've been , the song that we 've been singing , that song by faber there 's a wideness in God 's mercy lets be honest we are so narrow with our mercy , our gra , our expressions of grace is so limited , but there 's a wideness in God 's mercy and faber says it 's got the wideness of the sea , there 's a kindness in his justice , which is more than liberty , David knew all about that when he was given the option , he said oh I 'd rather fall into the hands of God than into the hands of men , I 'd rather that God dealt with me than that my fellow man dealt with me , because with him there 's mercy , with him there 's grace , with him there is , there is long suffering and there 's compa compassion and there 's love , and faber goes on with the love of God is broader than the measure of man 's mind and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind , now that 's all very well for the song writer to say that in a hymn and it sounds nice and it 's , it sounds good but is there a scriptural authority for this , is it really true , or is it just a nice song that we sing with , it does us good because we feel it 's a nice , there nice thoughts , well , surely we have it in the passage we 've been reading that there is there is a mercy with God , there is a kindness with God in ver in verse thirty of that chapter behold some who are last will be first and some who are first will be last it 's quite clear that some will be saved that we did not expect to be saved , and you can find example after example of this , it was a tremendous surprise to the onlookers when a very sinful woman annoyed to the feed of Jesus , it was a tremendous surprise to the Pharisee who rejected God , although he was such a good man , to find that the , er sorry to be rejected by God although he was a good honest upright man , and to find that the sinner was accepted by God , it was a tremendous surprise to the people when Zacchaeus who named you to be a sinner , an open twist there an evil man was saved by the Lord Jesus , you could save salvation has come to this house , it was a tremendous surprise when the law breaker who was dying on the cross beside the law Jesus was saved and went to be with him , with the Lord in paradise , it was a tremendous surprise to the disciples when Jesus preached the gospel and revealed himself to a gentile woman , who was an adulterer seven times over but he did and she was saved , it was a tremendous surprise to Ananias when the Lord revealed himself |
| 41 | If you feel yourself tensing up , then spare a few moments to release that tension and see the difference it can make . |
| 42 | There was no need to leave now ; he could stay and talk the matter out He took a few moments to arrange his thoughts , make a few educated guesses and assess the full extent of the plot which had been built around him . |
| 43 | Miss Honey took a few moments to let this curious statement sink in . |
| 44 | She flushed with guilt when Beth took a few moments to reply . |
| 45 | Bernice took a few moments break from her search to reach up and snap it off . |
| 46 | She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust . |
| 47 | If she could get to Bart 's before the day staff had begun their routine , she might be allowed a few moments with Amy . |
| 48 | The interior of her car was a furnace and she frittered a few moments wandering in the graveyard after opening the car doors to cool it . |
| 49 | Outside the Bank of England he put the bag on the ground to have a few moments rest . |
| 50 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
| 51 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 52 | They were shadow walkers , emerging every few moments with a suitcase , bulging , from one of the bedrooms , stacking it in the cramped hallway . |
| 53 | erm if people are restored to confidence , feel that they are able to travel , that of course reduces the number of people who are going to stay in this country and have their holidays here , and Stan , if I can come back to you , I mean we it is almost arguing against the point that you were making a few moments ago that , you know , you want people to stay in this country . |
| 54 | I refer the hon. and learned Gentleman to the reply that I gave a few moments ago . |
| 55 | I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave a few moments ago . |
| 56 | I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave a few moments ago . |
| 57 | I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave a few moments ago . |
| 58 | I refer the hon. Lady to the reply that I gave a few moments ago . |
| 59 | I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave a few moments ago . |
| 60 | I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave a few moments ago . |