Example sentences of "but [art] few moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a few moments later there she was — tall and beautiful in a little green bouclé dress with matching jacket . |
| 2 | Once the lids of the outer case and the leaden shell had been removed , the workman prised off the lid of the inner coffin ; the slightly yellowed silk sheets were drawn back and there lay the body of the child , looking as if he had gone off to sleep but a few moments before . |
| 3 | There was a pause , Riven trying to remember Minginish 's geography , but a few moments later Luib put him back to work . |
| 4 | But a few moments later , in Simon 's cottage , when he pulled up a chair to the fire and gently pressed her down into it , she managed to say , ‘ You — knew … |
| 5 | ‘ Wait but a few moments here for me , ’ she said more gently , ‘ for I must make my farewell to the Lady Percy , who has been more than kind to me . ’ |