Example sentences of "the [noun] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emily had meant to wait until her father had eaten but she could n't bear the suspense a moment longer . |
| 2 | Lever stared at the parcel a moment , his eyes burning with curiosity , then looked up again , smiling . |
| 3 | He seemed to consider the term a moment . |
| 4 | He stared at the starship a moment longer . |
| 5 | And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road , I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock , as it were , I decided to step out and stretch my legs a little and when I did so , I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill . |
| 6 | Wang Sau-leyan studied the piece a moment longer , then looked back at his Chancellor , smiling . |
| 7 | Donna stood at the window a moment longer , gazing out at the people in the street below . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're a strange one , ’ he said softly , moving outside the dream a moment . |
| 9 | Berdichev took the silver chain and fastened it about his neck , closing his hand over the smooth surface of the charm a moment . |
| 10 | He studied the boy a moment , aware all the time of how closely the tutor was watching him . |
| 11 | He eyed the boy a moment longer , not certain how much of what he was saying was understood , then gave a small shrug . |
| 12 | When you answered the question a moment ago about the importance of the boundary , the size of it and so on , you indicated that it was not . |
| 13 | Antonio appeared from the shop a moment later , carrying a small package which he presented to his wife . |
| 14 | True , he 'd had that weird feeling in the hall , but seeing her on the landing a moment ago had been no illusion . |
| 15 | Everyone is able to choose how to behave in a given set of circumstances , although many people operate on the assumption that they can not choose and never give the alternatives a moment 's thought . |
| 16 | A boy sitting on a wall fell off backwards and came running round the end of the wall a moment later saying , ‘ What have I missed ? |
| 17 | Chen studied the menu a moment , trying to recognise something he knew amongst the hundred exotic brews , then looked up again , shrugging . |
| 18 | Li Shai Tung studied the hologram a moment longer then turned from it , looking all about him . |
| 19 | He sat back , studying the hologram a moment , conscious of how it waited for him , displaying that unquestioning patience that distinguished the mechanical from the human . |
| 20 | ’ Li Shai Tung stared back at the hologram a moment longer , then , sighing , he plucked the scented sticks from the offering bowl , and threw them aside . |
| 21 | Then she took up the cloth , worked at the edge a moment and tore it neatly along the weave . |
| 22 | Last year 's debate was marked by a speech by the right hon. and learned Member for Surrey , East ( Sir G. Howe ) , who was in the Chamber a moment ago , rather like Banquo 's ghost , but has disappeared , in rather the same way . |
| 23 | ‘ You arrived at the thought a moment before I did , ’ his daughter answered . |
| 24 | I 'll just give these folks coming in the door a moment |
| 25 | Karr studied the man a moment longer , then waved the guards away . |
| 26 | She studied the Arab a moment longer , then turned back , meeting Li Yuan 's eyes again . |
| 27 | They had not given the details of the break-in a moment 's thought , so keen had they been to avoid the subject in the course of the evening . |
| 28 | ‘ I caught sight of him in the garden a moment ago — at least , I 'm pretty sure that brooding silhouette was his , looming in the shrubbery — and he was n't seducing anyone as far as I could see . ’ |
| 29 | Receptionist : If you will please hold the line a moment I will see if Mr Wyatt is available . |
| 30 | ‘ Mike ? ’ a deep voice boomed down the line a moment later . |