Example sentences of "after a moment [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head . |
| 2 | He departed again and , after a moment 's thought , I went into the office to put through a call to Doone 's police station . |
| 3 | ‘ Funny thing , that , ’ mused Jackie after a moment 's pause . |
| 4 | ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 5 | After a moment 's hesitation , Shirley followed her . |
| 6 | ‘ Very well , ’ Mrs Freer said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 7 | After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs . |
| 8 | After a moment 's pause , she went on , ‘ Art sure , lass ? |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I think it 's got to be , ’ says Guy , after a moment 's consideration . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's Briar Cottage , ’ Joan said uneasily after a moment 's consideration . |
| 11 | ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile . |
| 12 | Mary resisted the temptation to answer her back and after a moment 's silence Mum continued . |
| 13 | And after a moment 's searching hesitation , Lin Foh bowed slightly , turned , and obeyed . |
| 14 | After a moment 's hesitation , Constance said yes . |
| 15 | He poked his head slightly towards Joe , and after a moment 's hesitation Joe said , ‘ He would really shoot them ? ’ |
| 16 | After a moment 's pause , Georgina feels her emotions getting the better of her . |
| 17 | ‘ We do n't have to use this warrant , of course , ’ persisted the Brigadier quietly , and after a moment 's pause he added : ‘ We found a dose of heroin over at Scano 's place yesterday . ‘ |
| 18 | He stepped aside with a flourish and , after a moment 's hesitation , Hari removed the cloth from her basket and took out the satin slippers . |
| 19 | She moved forward and held out her hand and , after a moment 's hesitation , Hari took it . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , another round of sixty-five should do it , Jack , ’ he said after a moment 's hesitation , and then continued . |
| 21 | He was respectful but unalarmed when the King appeared and after a moment 's silence he chose to laugh at the likeness and the revelation that they were distant cousins ; indeed , so little was Rassendyll impressed that he noted that the King 's mouth lacked ‘ something of the firmness ( or obstinacy ) which was to be gathered from my close-shutting lips ’ . |
| 22 | She could see only through a watery mist and realized after a moment 's panic that she still had her reading glasses on . |
| 23 | After a moment 's hesitation , the gunman answered . |
| 24 | " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny . |
| 25 | After a moment 's consideration , Karen took the glass he was offering , then moved away from him . |
| 26 | After a moment 's reflection , Rosten gave a small nod , then spoke . |
| 27 | It was her natural inclination , long held in check , and , after a moment 's hesitation , she indulged it . |
| 28 | After a moment 's pause , Harry answered , ‘ I do n't think so . |
| 29 | After a moment 's pause , Julia asked if he wanted her to go to the telegraph office for him . |
| 30 | The beam came to rest on the Ngo brothers , and after a moment 's hesitation Duclos bent down and seized Hoc by the arm . |