Example sentences of "stand for a few moment " in BNC.

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1 Before dusk Holly and those who had arrived that day were taken to the Bath house to stand for a few moments beneath the trickle of lukewarm water .
2 We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening .
3 I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows .
4 Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street .
5 He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other .
6 They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another .
7 She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen .
8 Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere .
9 She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley .
10 Morse and Max stood for a few moments silently just outside the front door of the Kemp residence .
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