Example sentences of "she paused for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You know this place exists for … ’ she paused for a fraction of a second ‘ … rest and relaxation .
2 She paused for a moment .
3 She paused for a moment .
4 When she had lugged her third skip up to the scribbling engine , she paused for a moment to watch Rose , who by now resembled a tar baby stuck all over with dirty wool .
5 She paused for a moment under a feeble electric light to recover her self-possession , drawing the clean cold air into her lungs , before plunging once more into the third circle of this industrial inferno .
6 She paused for a moment and then went on , ‘ Since thoo told me about t'baby , Aah 've been thinking .
7 She paused for a moment and then went on .
8 She paused for a moment before continuing .
9 She paused for a moment remembering how from her earliest days she had sat with her father in the small shed working the leather .
10 She paused for a moment looking for the right words .
11 She paused for a moment .
12 She paused for a moment .
13 She paused for a moment , seemed to be about to say something else , then changed her mind .
14 She paused for a moment .
15 She paused for a moment , staring at him .
16 It was as she was passing through the drawing-room that she paused for a moment to glance round admiringly at the décor .
17 She paused for a moment , forcing herself to meet his narrowed gaze .
18 She paused for a moment , then said delicately , ‘ You and Luke had a difference of opinion , I gather . ’
19 She paused for a moment .
20 She paused for a moment , biting her lip as if fighting for her composure .
21 She paused for a moment , choked with emotion and dabbed her brimming eyes with a tissue .
22 She paused for a moment before pointedly adding , ‘ As to your other point , I must confess I think it would be worse if she ended up like you . ’
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