Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clerk stopped for a moment and whispered to Mr Albert , who , realizing that instead of selling a pair of jeans he really had a customer with money to spend , hurried towards Hank . |
| 2 | The singing of the birds stopped for a moment , and then started again . |
| 3 | The dark hole of the ship 's innards gaped for a moment . |
| 4 | Where the skin stretched taut along his cheekbones it held a faint flush of colour after the day out , the disfiguring bitterness in the blue eyes hidden for the moment behind closed , black-fringed lids . |
| 5 | The teenage PODs lived for the moment and their songs , all crash-bang-wallop-bang-crash , reflected this . |
| 6 | ‘ I do have that platinum , suicide blonde hair in the movie , ’ says Kylie , allowing herself a rare giggle , as the guise drops for a moment . |
| 7 | They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor . |
| 8 | The sea slithered along the hulls with the sound of tearing paper as the yacht heeled to the slope of the wave , wind spilling for a moment , slap of canvas . |
| 9 | He glanced sideways at her , and as his eyes lingered for a moment on her form , she realised with horror that she was n't wearing a bra . |
| 10 | Their eyes met for a moment , then he looked away . |
| 11 | As he came through the hut again , the man was there , about to sign out , and their eyes met for a moment , and Cormack felt scared . |
| 12 | Their eyes met for a moment and Guido smiled back at her , flooding her heart with foolish pleasure . |
| 13 | The eyes smouldered for a moment at the impertinence , then he seemed to see the funny side and chuckled hoarsely . |
| 14 | Flipping lazily on to her back , she floated with her eyes closed for a moment , frowning as the sound of a door closing echoed around the pool . |
| 15 | ‘ Nearly there now , ’ she said softly , and the fierce dark eyes opened for a moment . |
| 16 | Their eyes clashed for a moment , then Leonora shrugged . |
| 17 | They continued to feed , or stared out on the Zoo not looking in the direction of Minch at all ; while Creggan was so busy staring at Minch in delight and pleasure that he did not notice behind him , in the next-door cage , Slorne stare for the moment at Minch and then swing round and silently resume her vigil at the back top of her cage , looking at the trees and sky . |
| 18 | Then at the crest of each polished wave , the blackness broke for a moment into the dark green of very deep water , and the sun shimmered in it like light varnished over . |
| 19 | She let her eyes stray for a moment to the door of the bedroom where her little daughter now lay fast asleep . |
| 20 | His fingers scraping , Nicholas let his mind dwell for a moment on fuses . |
| 21 | Dora thought for a moment . |
| 22 | Branson thought for a moment . |
| 23 | Hennessy thought for a moment , then nodded . |
| 24 | The Professor thought for a moment . |
| 25 | The professor thought for a moment , then said to his assistant , ‘ A tape measure . |
| 26 | Toby thought for a moment . |
| 27 | Softly , gently , cruelly , he teased her , his lips alighting for a moment , then moving away again , arousing her hunger , making her blood cry out for him . |
| 28 | Marie thought for a moment , then got up , suddenly decisive . |
| 29 | Hawkins thought for a moment , then smiled . |
| 30 | Shiona hesitated for a moment . |