Example sentences of "and for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , you are on the big side and for a moment I had this vision of you … ’ |
| 2 | She started to read and for a moment lost her rigid self-consciousness in admiring delight at her own writing , its clarity and generosity . |
| 3 | She moved her head as he crossed the room and for a moment he thought she was going to speak to him . |
| 4 | He watched it move towards the cup and saucer and for a moment he thought she was going to take her coffee , get up and leave him . |
| 5 | Wexford switched off the light and for a moment the room seemed very dark . |
| 6 | And for a moment you do n't know whether they 're talking about this strange bodily posture or running a club . |
| 7 | It was the first time she had ever warned him off anything private and for a moment he looked puzzled and embarrassed . |
| 8 | Then he looked up and for a moment he was so amazed that he forgot the misery . |
| 9 | And for a moment watched |
| 10 | Emo 's bug eyes narrow , and for a moment , just for a moment , the mock-innocence vanishes , and you can see the craft behind the wise-cracks . |
| 11 | Rose tried to throw her off and for a moment they became an indistinguishable tangle of clawing arms and jerking feet . |
| 12 | The force of it lifted Golden Girl 's stern and for a moment Trent feared that she would bury her bows in the sea and pitch-pole . |
| 13 | Graham looked back at him , and for a moment they sat and stared at each other . |
| 14 | We looked at each other wide-eyed , confused by an alien etiquette , and for a moment I was lost somewhere between memories of Samaná and Graham Greeneland . |
| 15 | Mr Lewis came to a halt and for a moment seemed at a loss as to how he should go on . |
| 16 | When her husband began to sing a little , snapping his fingers in rhythm , she smiled and for a moment looked like a young girl again ; but the barman came immediately and reminded them that singing was not permitted . |
| 17 | But she did not wake and for a moment Henry was flooded by helpless rage , a feeling that made him want to run to the bedside table , snatch up Elinor 's nail scissors and twist them into her neck , this way and that , gouging out blood and veins . |
| 18 | Rodrigo , hearing of this , rushed to Alfonso 's aid and for a moment it seemed that the Emperor would relent and rescind El Cid 's banishment . |
| 19 | Or else she would turn round , as though sensing my gaze on her skin , and for a moment as brief and yet momentous as a pause in music our eyes talked dirty . |
| 20 | She was perceptibly drunk , and for a moment Alison hesitated , as though she might be joking . |
| 21 | Alison refilled our cups and for a moment we took refuge in the polite rituals of milk and sugar . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , I 've come back , ’ she said in her heart , and for a moment she and those tossing green waters were one . |
| 23 | Now more clouds were being arranged and for a moment he could swear that a shrouded figure was distinguishable , arm outstretched , pointing , accusing , a lamentation of rage . |
| 24 | When he did , his eyes narrowed and for a moment Kelly thought he was going to bound across the room and hit her . |
| 25 | She looked across the dance floor and for a moment lost her balance . |
| 26 | He closed his mouth down around hers , and for a moment she was too stunned to react . |
| 27 | ‘ What does that mean ? ’ asked Tina forcefully , and for a moment the sister looked disconcerted . |
| 28 | Then he suddenly smiled , and for a moment the sun seemed to illuminate a bleak and hostile landscape . |
| 29 | This was pronounced with a kind of funereal satisfaction , and for a moment Jackson could imagine the remorseless gossip that someone else 's tragedy had afforded her at the time . |
| 30 | He was angered , and for a moment was tempted to reply that Louise herself had managed to fit in to French society , despite her origins and her antecedents , but he curbed himself . |