Example sentences of "he paused for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
| 2 | He paused for a while to compose himself then staggered down to the porter 's lodge . |
| 3 | In the main street he paused for a rest . |
| 4 | Once when Guntram was out hunting he paused for a rest , and while he was sleeping a dragon climbed out of his mouth , crossed a neighbouring stream , vanished , returned and climbed back . |
| 5 | He paused for a second , staring into the fire . |
| 6 | He concluded his little lecture with jovial self-approval , and then , standing by the open door , he paused for a second and said : ‘ Sounds cynical , all that , I suppose . |
| 7 | He paused for a minute . |
| 8 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
| 9 | He paused for a moment , ‘ Not as exciting as the landing on the morning of 6th June ? ’ |
| 10 | He paused for a moment . |
| 11 | He paused for a moment . |
| 12 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 13 | He paused for a moment and then capitulated totally . |
| 14 | He paused for a moment before speaking again , when his voice took on a slightly wheedling tone . |
| 15 | He paused for a moment and she realized that she had said something wrong . |
| 16 | He paused for a moment . |
| 17 | He paused for a moment , checking the hall and stairs before stepping into the room and closing the door behind him . |
| 18 | He paused for a moment and frowned when he spoke again . |
| 19 | He paused for a moment , before letting his breath out in an uncharacteristic snarl . |
| 20 | He paused for a moment . |
| 21 | He paused for a moment , increasing the magnification on the microscope . |
| 22 | He paused for a moment . |
| 23 | He paused for a moment , looking almost apologetically at Donna . |
| 24 | He paused for a moment . |
| 25 | He paused for a moment , but there was no reply . |
| 26 | Outside the wicket gate he paused for a moment before setting off along the Backs in the direction of the town centre . |
| 27 | He paused for a moment , looking past Huy 's shoulder , far away , before continuing , but without releasing his tenacious grip . |
| 28 | He paused for a moment , teasing her . |
| 29 | He paused for a moment as if to give his next words emphasis . |
| 30 | He paused for a moment , then , ‘ I 'm so sorry , ’ he added urbanely . |