Example sentences of "[noun prp] pause for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swod paused for a moment , as though in doubt . |
| 2 | Scott paused for a moment , looking up at the house . |
| 3 | Nicholson paused for a moment theatrically . |
| 4 | Charles Cooper , also there for the Justice Department , remembered that North paused for a moment , silent , before he responded . |
| 5 | Di Leonardo paused for a moment , seemingly overcome by emotion . |
| 6 | Lizzie paused for a moment , then rising , said , ‘ Yes ; yes , of course . |
| 7 | Tom paused for a drink . |
| 8 | Topstock paused for a moment and then said , ‘ I think he was responsible for a good many of the Society 's priests . |
| 9 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 10 | Blanche paused for a fragment of a second , calculating how to mislead the press without lying to it . |
| 11 | He seated himself in a chair and Emily paused for a moment , she could hardly ask the maid to bring the girl into the drawing-room where Spencer would be listening to every word . |
| 12 | Joe paused for a moment . |
| 13 | Sergeant Joe paused for a moment on the pavement . |
| 14 | ‘ Then how do you explain the wad of twenty quid notes stuff- ’ Miller paused for a moment and softened his tone . |
| 15 | Stubbly paused for a moment , then rocked forward on his heels and prodded me gently in the chest with a forefinger . |
| 16 | For this to work though , it was absolutely essential to get them to their spot a minute or two ahead of her , and to achieve that we had arranged for Mrs Thatcher to pause for a cup of coffee with the VIPs in a small room just outside the terminal door . |
| 17 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
| 18 | Charles paused for a moment before dialling the Bayswater one , while he decided what character to take on . |
| 19 | Wilde paused for a moment … |
| 20 | Frau Nordern paused for a moment then waved her hand . |
| 21 | Sister Marcus paused for a few seconds . |
| 22 | Kirov paused for a while , appearing to think deeply . |
| 23 | Lorton paused for a few seconds . |
| 24 | Mr Broadhurst paused for a moment and then resumed . |
| 25 | Laura paused for a moment before she responded . |
| 26 | Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri , who is our source for this story , goes on : ‘ Pope John paused for a moment , as though surprised at this question and then said , with a calm but decisive voice : ‘ The Pope presides over the Council ( Presidente del concilio è il papa ) ’ ' ( Riccardi , 1987 , p. 153 ) . |
| 27 | Leonora paused for a moment , then steeled herself to go on . |
| 28 | Guido paused for an instant , then added , smiling , ‘ I expect that 's why your personal monetary situation is rather more loss than profit at the moment — because you invest so much of your time in romance ? ’ |
| 29 | Merrill paused for a moment , wondering if she had come to the wrong address . |
| 30 | The little French restaurant was dark after the sunlight outside , and as Merrill paused for a moment in the doorway , accustoming herself to the gloom , a voice called gaily , ‘ Merrill ! |