Example sentences of "for a [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moran felt so outside their circle of concentration that he had to resort to tiptoeing into the room in an exaggerated parody of someone trying to enter unheard but his only audience was the boy , and that not often , and laughter only lifted the girls ' heads from their books for a forgotten moment . |
| 2 | He opened his eyes in darkness and for a horrific moment he was completely adrift , not knowing what was happening or where — or who — he was . |
| 3 | For a stunned moment she could n't believe what she had heard , then she leapt to her feet , dark eyes blazing from an ashen face . |
| 4 | For a weak moment she almost relented . |
| 5 | He dipped his head towards her , and for a breathless moment she thought he was about to kiss her . |
| 6 | For a terrible moment , something flared in his heart and he felt an insidious tug at his mind : how would it be to enter that Realm , and talk with the Dark Lords and learn their secrets … ? |
| 7 | For a terrible moment Shannon thought she would give way to tears , and knew it was because of his fury on her behalf . |
| 8 | For a long moment you , and each and every one of your neighbours , pray that you are not this man 's doppelgänger . |
| 9 | She stood still for a long moment that seemed to the others to grow into an age . |
| 10 | Omi looked steadily at Erika for a long moment , and looking back into Omi 's fine , hooded eyes , Erika sensed for the first time ever , not merely that Omi was an old woman who walked rather slowly , was glad of help in undressing , and who , on days when her arthritis was very bad , needed her meat cutting for her . |
| 11 | As they stood patiently in a doorway waiting for the column to pass , Catherine turned to say something to McLeish and he looked down at her for a long moment . |
| 12 | Evelyn looked at her for a long moment . |
| 13 | He stood still again for a long moment ; then lifted his head , sighing deeply . |
| 14 | Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment . |
| 15 | Love and pride shone from her enormous black eyes as , ever tender , she lifted her grandson and held him against her grubby sweater for a long moment before returning him to his crib . |
| 16 | They stayed like that for a long moment and then he said , ‘ Light the candle . ’ |
| 17 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 18 | He was silent for a long moment then said : ‘ It may be our only hope . |
| 19 | For a long moment after the door had closed , Craig and Hari remained motionless , so close together that she could feel his breath against her cheek . |
| 20 | She moved towards a seat and regarded the girl steadily for a long moment . |
| 21 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
| 22 | He stared down at her for a long moment , his mouth very close to her own . |
| 23 | The maid stared into his eyes for a long moment and then suddenly turned away . |
| 24 | Fand looked her in the eyes for a long moment ; and it was difficult for Ruth to face the utter loneliness of that gaze . |
| 25 | She stands for a long moment . |
| 26 | We stood looking at each other for a long moment ; then he walked slowly up to me . |
| 27 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
| 28 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 29 | She walked up the stairs , one , two , three — a tense moment on three as the wooden foot hovered over the step for a long moment before descending . |
| 30 | He sat silent for a long moment , recollecting how the past few years had dealt with Donata Blount and her family . |