Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] few moments " in BNC.
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1 | Clearly , the hon. Gentleman was not listening a few moments ago when I quoted directly the Governor of the Bank of England saying that the conditions necessary to underpin a sustained recovery are now in place . |
2 | Concede goals on the break and seem incapable of surviving the few moments in a match that we are under pressure . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | It crossed garages , gardens and pavements , stopping every few moments to sniff the air . |
6 | They were shadow walkers , emerging every few moments with a suitcase , bulging , from one of the bedrooms , stacking it in the cramped hallway . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | A bystander at his creation , or rather arriving a few moments after it , would feel justified in assuming that Adam had had a mother , been born and brought up in the usual way , and was in every way like us ; but he would be wrong . |