Example sentences of "for [adj] moment [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For that moment we all felt that something odd and unpleasant had just happened — and was likely to happen again . |
| 2 | But for that moment you are there for them . |
| 3 | Then for another moment they looked at each other . |
| 4 | It had appeared , it would move on , but for this moment it was there for her — almost as if it had waited for her to be alone . |
| 5 | For this moment he mattered more than the boys . |
| 6 | Let me say this to Labour Members : if for one moment they feel uneasy about the document , let us have the alternative that they have tabled ; let us know where we stand . |
| 7 | Kelly laughed again , but for one moment I was afraid she 'd do something awful like ask if Lucy was pretty , or something . |
| 8 | Just for one moment I hope they saw , David and the young man next to him , a radiant woman , generous , strong , sure of her place in the world . |
| 9 | As Harry led her towards the dance floor , she said , ‘ For one moment I thought you were going to knock poor Jerry sideways . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ For one moment I thought I had discovered a hidden adventurous streak , Caroline . |
| 11 | I do n't imagine they would for one moment I doubt it no . |
| 12 | ‘ If you think for one moment I 'm going to wear another woman 's ring while you make love to me you 've got another think coming … ’ she choked . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought for one moment you said twenty-five a year . ’ |
| 14 | I thought for one moment he was about to perform a Highland Fling . |
| 15 | For one moment he almost fell again , then he thrust one leg forward , finding his balance . |
| 16 | For one moment he looked as if he was raising his hands in surrender , then he leapt forward . |
| 17 | If she had thought for one moment he was serious she would have been deeply shocked . |
| 18 | For one moment he hesitated , provoking her to give in to the gentle malice which settled inside her . |
| 19 | ‘ We never dreamt for one moment it was the woman next door , ’ she said . |
| 20 | Just for one moment it all seemed possible . |
| 21 | for one moment it seemed that the bald man would carry the situation through by sheer force of character . |
| 22 | I 'm not suggesting for one moment it 's easy , but I mean is it possible that , you know erm accepting that this is a major conflict , it does involve all of us whether we like it or not |
| 23 | I do n't suppose for one moment she has given a thought to what life might be like if she had to ‘ make do ’ married to someone who was n't too well off . |
| 24 | It scared her , but as she glanced secretly across at the face she had never forgotten for one moment she realised she was more excited than scared . |
| 25 | For one moment she thought what fun it would be with them all . |
| 26 | For one moment she hesitated , wary of touching him , but conscious that it would appear decidedly petty to ignore his gesture . |