Example sentences of "thought for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry Tyler thought for a moment , ‘ That 's an acronym I have n't come across . ’ |
| 2 | I thought for a moment . |
| 3 | Erika thought for a moment — a brief moment . |
| 4 | Thinking so hard about it , he thought for a moment he was hearing guns . |
| 5 | Marie thought for a moment , then got up , suddenly decisive . |
| 6 | They never thought for a moment about reverting to conventional agriculture , although Gareth had come from a research job with ICI . |
| 7 | She looked away and Trent thought for a moment that she would leave it alone , but then she looked back and asked quickly , to get it out , ‘ Did your mother leave him for your father ? ’ |
| 8 | When Maidstone had finished , Franco thought for a moment , shrugged and wandered off to the other end of the bar . |
| 9 | Then she thought for a moment . |
| 10 | I thought for a moment . |
| 11 | The driver thought for a moment . |
| 12 | The doctor thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement . |
| 13 | I thought for a moment that I had come second ; I had n't seen Ben at all . |
| 14 | Marian thought for a moment . |
| 15 | She thought for a moment . |
| 16 | Kelly thought for a moment . |
| 17 | He thought for a moment that time had been operated on . |
| 18 | He thought for a moment , before going on . |
| 19 | Tamar thought for a moment that she was going to faint . |
| 20 | He thought for a moment , puzzled . |
| 21 | Mildred thought for a moment . |
| 22 | He thought for a moment . |
| 23 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 24 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 25 | He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie . |
| 26 | She thought for a moment and then added brightly : ‘ It sends the water blue ’ . |
| 27 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
| 28 | She thought for a moment , then said , ‘ Not really . |
| 29 | ‘ Well — ’ She thought for a moment . |
| 30 | Hawkins thought for a moment , then smiled . |