Example sentences of "it [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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1 | Set it for a moment beside one of those white Greek goddesses of beautiful women of antiquity , and how would they be troubled by this beauty , into which the soul with all its maladies has passed ! |
2 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
3 | He looked at it for a moment . |
4 | She examined it for a moment , then squeezed it between thumb and fingernail and dropped it on the floor . |
5 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
6 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
7 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
8 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |
9 | He put the can back on the table , placing his free hand across the top of it for a moment ; then he took the mug over to the couch and , handing it to her , said , ‘ You know that is n't true . |
10 | He handed the paper to Hawkins , who studied it for a moment , then said : ‘ I know those places marked with an asterisk . |
11 | He watched it for a moment , but it stayed off . |
12 | Jarvis put up with it for a moment or two . |
13 | If we take our budget-fixing example and examine it for a moment , we realise that two separate things may be going on . |
14 | Leonora admired it for a moment . |
15 | Preston stared at it for a moment , frowning . |
16 | I thought about it for a moment . |
17 | Thankfully he landed on it for a moment , moving his body back and forth to keep balance with the stress of the wind and peering about him . |
18 | I thought about it for a moment . |
19 | Both men listened to it for a moment , then Duclos stood up restlessly and walked over to his gramophone . |
20 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
21 | He closed the door behind him , leaning against it for a moment , catching his breath . |
22 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
23 | She took the boxed flower and then , after holding it for a moment and wondering what to do with it , laid it down alongside her place setting . |
24 | We saw it for a moment and then the match went out . |
25 | She gazed at it for a moment . |
26 | There was a ‘ Sold ’ sticker on the board , and she stood gazing at it for a moment as though it might provide a magic solution to all her problems . |
27 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
28 | Twoflower reached into his pouch and took out a large round gold object , glanced at it for a moment , and slipped it back . |
29 | ‘ I do n't doubt it for a moment . ’ |
30 | Think about it for a moment . |