Example sentences of "[adj] moments ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A few moments ' reflection , perhaps considering explicit values for N and n , will convince the reader that the final sample size must be n . |
2 | I asked him to write down what he liked about the skinhead style and , after a few moments ' thought , he dashed off the above . |
3 | After a few moments ' deciphering he rang Gerald Venables ' number . |
4 | Viola Machin left a few moments ' pause . |
5 | Fabia saw no point in butting in to comment that she had in fact come very close to doing that very thing , and after a few moments ' pause Ven went on , ‘ I knew I 'd bruised your pride , but that had been necessary when my desire for you had threatened to blot out reason . |
6 | There were a few moments ' stalemate , then more petrol was thrown , this time into the warehouse , and two men with a bren gun were left to cover the building as Peter Young led his men on . |
7 | It was a few moments ' work to have her sitting with her baggage in a gig , to crown the blot with a ridiculous hat , and to write the word CAMBRIDGE on a downward-sloping signpost . |
8 | On a windy day , more care is usually taken , but even then a few moments ' inattention , or the wrong drill , can result in the glider being blown over and written off . |
9 | After a few moments ' silence Kopyion shrugged his shoulders and walked off , down the stairs . |
10 | There were unexplained hold-ups , enemy strongpoints catching the leaders in heavy fire perhaps , or a few moments ' loss of direction as they probed forward . |
11 | After some moments ' thought , Henry selected the Sex Row . |
12 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |