Example sentences of "a moment [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( I digress for a moment to point out that , while this proposal would have included obtaining by false pretences within the definition of stealing , that was not the option preferred by the committee , as your Lordships will have noted . ) |
| 2 | There is the added irritation of having the picture interfered with and the screen takes a moment to settle down after a restart . |
| 3 | We have to stop here for a moment to sort out the coordinates . |
| 4 | You have to sit back and think about this for a moment to sort out what 's going on . |
| 5 | It only took a moment to make up his mind . |
| 6 | The moment they arrived in Parson 's Green Penry rushed Leonora to the Range Rover , gave her a moment to fish out a gift-wrapped package from the bag containing her change of clothes , then stowed the latter in the car . |
| 7 | It took me a moment to work out what was going on . |
| 8 | Pausing a moment to work out the best route , the Doctor set off to find a stair leading down . |
| 9 | It took him a moment to work out what was going on . |
| 10 | Rachaela took a moment to catch up . |
| 11 | He climbed the stairs , paused for a moment to look out of the landing window at the bay in sunshine , then continued on up . |
| 12 | A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank . |
| 13 | Moving back to the bridge , she halted for a moment to stare down at the sluggish water , and the wavering reflection thrown back at her made her feel like weeping forever . |
| 14 | Climbing from the warm bed , she stood at the side for a moment to stare down at him . |
| 15 | It was as she was passing through the drawing-room that she paused for a moment to glance round admiringly at the décor . |
| 16 | He paused for a moment to glance out of the window . |