Example sentences of "said after [art] moment " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I uncovered something , ’ Tammuz said after a moment .
2 ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration .
3 ‘ That 's blackmail , ’ Briant said after a moment .
4 ‘ It 's a valid point , ’ Briant said after a moment .
5 ‘ Excuse me , Mr Stevens , ’ she said after a moment .
6 ‘ Very well , ’ Mrs Freer said after a moment 's consideration .
7 ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile .
8 ‘ Well , another round of sixty-five should do it , Jack , ’ he said after a moment 's hesitation , and then continued .
9 ‘ You do n't mean that , ’ she said after a moment , lamely .
10 ‘ Mortal , ’ the man said after a moment , ‘ tell me this : where did you learn your magic ? ’
11 " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny .
12 ‘ Yes , ’ he said after a moment .
13 ‘ I am sure you do , ’ he said after a moment .
14 ‘ It 's all right , ’ Forester said after a moment .
15 ‘ I understand , ’ Karr said after a moment .
16 ‘ Like this , ’ she said after a moment , gripping her own thumbnail between her back teeth and worrying at it .
17 ‘ Pardon me , ’ Siban said after a moment .
18 ‘ Everyone is expendable in the Kha-Khan 's service , ’ he said after a moment .
19 So , what I mean is … , ’ she said after a moment 's thoughtful silence , ‘ it 's very nice of you , but I do n't need any more bother . ’
20 ‘ I was wrong , ’ he said after a moment .
21 ‘ What is it ? ’ he said after a moment .
22 ‘ He looks strong , ’ DeVore said after a moment , ‘ but there are things you do n't know about him .
23 ‘ I think you may be right , ’ Edward said after a moment .
24 ‘ Well , ’ she said after a moment 's pause , ‘ of course they are doing the same job up to a point and that 's never an easy pattern of work .
25 ‘ Try breathing it out , ’ he said after a moment .
26 ‘ Interested , ’ he said after a moment .
27 ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all .
28 ‘ I see , ’ he said after a moment 's pause , ‘ order and elegance , bright colour , restraint , a conquering and a moulding of the less desirable aspects of nature .
29 ‘ Civil ’ seems sensible , ’ she said after a moment , in as firm a voice as possible , ‘ I think I can manage that . ’
30 ‘ Funny , ’ she said after a moment , ‘ I 'm getting the unobtainable tone . ’
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