Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hello , ’ she murmured , and felt unaccountably shy for a moment . |
| 2 | Tom was speechless for a moment . |
| 3 | Alyssia stared at him , speechless for a moment . |
| 4 | Peggy was speechless for a moment . |
| 5 | Speechless for a moment , Ashley could not decide whether to scream , cross her arms protectively over her chest , or to hit him . |
| 6 | Sophie was speechless for a moment , then , just before she could think of an appropriate retort , Dawn gave Giles a brilliant smile and sauntered off . |
| 7 | Sophie stared , speechless for a moment , then she said coldly , ‘ Very kind of you , but it 's quite unnecessary . |
| 8 | In relation to , for example , technological systems , design posits a means of overcoming control problems since it posits a means of knowing-practice which incorporates the technical as a moment and which can itself thus internally incorporate social requirements ( no other mode of knowledge practice can do this ) . |
| 9 | Maybe I did fall asleep for a moment or two when I shut my eyes hoping to enter my dream again . |
| 10 | His face was grave for a moment and then , unexpectedly , he roared out a great shout of laughter |
| 11 | Whenever I talk to groups of teachers who are willing for a moment to lay aside the grim realities and talk and think big , I hear them saying exactly the same . |
| 12 | Waves burst over the cockpit into the saloon only to pour out through the manhole each time the bridge-deck broke free for a moment . |
| 13 | As she fell into the dark interior of the hut , one cramped leg came free for a moment , and in that split second the bird kicked out viciously . |
| 14 | She tried to scream , but he put his hand across her mouth , and when , pulling herself free for a moment , she panted at him , ‘ Stop , Havvie , stop ; you will regret this later , ’ he replied , |
| 15 | It was only when I swung to the left and broke free for a moment that I was able to observe that he was wearing my dad 's grey towelling dressing-gown . |
| 16 | Its green eyes caught light for a moment as it peered up at Doyle , then it had raced away into the night , a sleek , dark shape , perturbed by the presence of furtive human life on its territory . |
| 17 | She looked paralysed for a moment . |
| 18 | She looked doubtful for a moment . |
| 19 | He was poised in the air , both arms outstretched for a moment , before the ladder swayed and he jumped clear , on to his haunches on the ground while the music picked up again . |
| 20 | ‘ I was afraid for a moment that she 'd strike me . ’ |
| 21 | I think it 's probably sensible in a moment if we actually take the a walk round the house |
| 22 | I commented as far as I am prepared to a moment ago . |
| 23 | George was thoughtful for a moment . |
| 24 | It was a joke , but Zurachina 's face became thoughtful for a moment . |
| 25 | Shelley was thoughtful for a moment , then she changed the subject . |
| 26 | Sandison felt uncomfortable for a moment or two but was then able to reply : ‘ Yes . |
| 27 | He had felt uncomfortable for a moment , the nasty sensation of being watched . |
| 28 | He began to whistle now , accompanying it with a little shuffle of his feet which brought a wide grin from Joe ; then becoming serious for a moment , he said , ‘ You knew , I do appreciate Martin getting leave to come home for my twenty-first . |
| 29 | Carrie could hear his cooing to the child and the answering wail of discomfort and her face became serious for a moment or two . |
| 30 | But to be serious for a moment ’ — and he hitched his spectacles up higher on his nose . |