Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old lady clutched at her chest for a moment , and Lina took a step forward , but Mrs Richards waved her away . |
| 2 | ‘ I promise you that we will have a long talk — and sort out everything between us , once and for all , ’ he murmured , burying his face in her blonde hair for a moment , before raising himself up on an elbow to gaze down at her lovely face . |
| 3 | now before I say something about er about er contemporary federalism , let me just er put the other side of the case for a moment . |
| 4 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 5 | Crump paused , looked at Hope for a moment as a purely formal seeking of support , and then grabbed the butterfly and crushed it . |
| 6 | Howard looks round the room , half-believing for a moment that the game he and Phil used to play might be coming to life after all . |
| 7 | I stopped in the lane for a moment , as I often do , before I climbed the steps to the front door , and looked in through the windows . |
| 8 | The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin overlooked St Stephen 's Green and Donna gazed out onto the park for a moment , glad to be safely at the hotel . |
| 9 | Her mouth parting ardently beneath his , she began to unbutton his shirt with unsteady fingers , then slithered lower to kiss his bare brown chest , exulting in the thunder of his heart for a moment before she found herself flat on the sofa as Penry slid her jersey over her head , then dispensed with the scrap of satin beneath . |
| 10 | Sheila stood rooted with horror for a moment . |
| 11 | Both stared at it almost in horror for a moment , listened to the somehow insistent , angry ringing . |
| 12 | If you liken the body to a computer for a moment , the computer can only function when it has the correct date and commands fed to it ; otherwise it refuses to work or breaks down altogether . |
| 13 | Even when Hugh Russell 's attitude towards her had begun to change it had never occurred to her to doubt her parentage for a moment . |
| 14 | Right , if you could have a look for a moment at your criteria guide . |
| 15 | There was silence in the kitchen for a moment , broken only by a sigh from Martha . |
| 16 | look at the money for a moment because if you look , when we come to look at the financial commentary , we will be going down the erm er what we spent our training budget on |
| 17 | She brushed by him in the dark , and her closeness , brought a sudden tingling which raised the short hairs on his skin for a moment ; then she was gone , and light from the hallway spilled into the room from the half-open door . |
| 18 | The work on the extension is well under way — we have n't regretted our decision for a moment . ’ |
| 19 | I got up and you know I swear I turned into Firmin for a moment and I said , ‘ Listen , Our Lady of Communications , I shall write and you will transmit as many fucking letters per day as I happen to feel like writing . ’ |
| 20 | The small shock of surprise disturbed her judgement for a moment , and the awareness of feeling and looking disconcerted inclined her to resent him , and to look for and find impudence in an approach which would have seemed perfectly excusable in a resident scholar . |
| 21 | When the time comes for you to move on , whether or not you leave through your own choice , it is worth taking stock for a moment . |
| 22 | He was so quick that she was put off her stride for a moment . |
| 23 | As the train thundered over a set of points he steadied himself against her seat for a moment , then wandered off down the aisle . |
| 24 | ‘ If you 'd like to take a seat for a moment . ’ |
| 25 | No familiarity , no fatherly affection , no display of sentiment ; for such do not deceive the soldier for a moment . |
| 26 | Hold that description of him in your mind for a moment . |
| 27 | ‘ No , it 's just slipped my mind for a moment … ’ said Bob . |
| 28 | The swift understanding cleared his mind for a moment . |
| 29 | He could not possibly mean here in the bay , yet her heart had jumped in confusion for a moment . |
| 30 | She took a calming breath and turned , and was put off her stroke for a moment when she saw his glance flicking over her slim and erect carriage , taking in the elegant and attractive navy-trimmed white outfit she wore . |