Example sentences of "them for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | An indrawn breath from the spectators unsettled both of them for a moment . |
| 2 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 3 | It was , all in all , a tourist factory , at once pretentious , shabby and expensive , and boasting levels of service unique to Eastern Europe , for no one in Western Europe would tolerate them for a moment . |
| 4 | There are two aspects of the lift to which comment and criticism constantly return and , before leaving the technological issues to the mercy of future critics , we should return to them for a moment . |
| 5 | Now she let her eyes dwell on them for a moment — Sally glowing with pride , Edward with a slightly dazed expression on his handsome face . |
| 6 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 7 | When , a minute later , he pulled on the handle of the iron bell and it clanged loudly , the door of a small house just beyond the gates opened and a man appeared and stood looking at them for a moment before speaking . |
| 8 | Madame Gautier watched them for a moment , drawing deeply on her cigarette . |
| 9 | He shook our hands , holding them for a moment and laughing softly . |
| 10 | Piper squirmed between them for a moment , fighting to get free , then went limp . |
| 11 | The leader seemed to eye them for a moment , then he spoke briefly . |
| 12 | Joseph and his mother , after watching them for a moment , turned and strolled away to inspect the dead calf . |
| 13 | He turned his back on them for a moment , hands planted on his hips . |
| 14 | Donna watched them for a moment , then looked away . |
| 15 | The woman looked at them for a moment over the book she had pulled from the shelf . |
| 16 | The woman looked down on them for a moment ; not seeming to see Lucy at all , she was looking at Josie . |
| 17 | He held both of them for a moment before turning to Ian and presenting him with a sword drawn from its scabbard . |
| 18 | She looked at them for a moment with pleasure and then set the bucket down and turned to Murphy . |
| 19 | Vass spread his long fingers over the chair arms and seemed to contemplate them for a moment . |
| 20 | He got up and walked over to the group of children and chatted with them for a moment . |
| 21 | Theda stood looking after them for a moment , aware of her own burning curiosity . |
| 22 | She held them for a moment , inhaling their perfume . |
| 23 | Swan felt very much at a disadvantage , especially when Amaranth told him that she had promised to go to The Times/Sunday Times party with Charles , who had left them for a moment to have a quick word with Peter Riddell of The Times . |