Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to consider for a moment the true price of coal . |
| 2 | His gaze raked her body , returning to linger for a moment on her mouth . |
| 3 | She pretended to think for a moment . |
| 4 | The writing on a carton of orange juice may tell you that it contains a certain amount of vitamin C — but did you know that the vitamin C content starts to decrease from the moment the carton is opened ? |
| 5 | He chanced to resurface at a moment in the film when the divine Ms Rau is indulging in carnal acrobatics with the leading male actor . |
| 6 | They 're very upset and do n't want to talk at the moment . |
| 7 | Eleanor Mary Milligan , as she was hastily christened the same week her mother was buried , seemed to know from the moment she came into this world at number 1015 Westfield Avenue that in order to survive she must be good and quiet , and not be any trouble to her father or brothers . |
| 8 | He refuses to play for the moment , boldly pressing on where others tend to dwell ; yet , with those Philadelphians really turning it on for the composer with whom this orchestra is most indelibly associated , superbly captured in Decca sound of great sumptuousness and tonal allure ( even if not always ideally balanced ) , it all makes for compulsive listening . |
| 9 | Alexei 's eyes seemed to stare for a moment into the middle distance . |
| 10 | At the very least , the assailant may be made to pause for a moment before attacking , and this may be just enough to allow the prey to escape . |
| 11 | Then he frowned and seemed to consider for a moment . |
| 12 | Richmann seemed to think for a moment , then smiled . |
| 13 | All of them were chasing the duck but they 've all they 've all decided to stop for the moment , they 're all sitting down on the grass . |
| 14 | He seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 15 | FitzAlan seemed to hesitate for a moment , then turned his mount on to the barely discernible path . |
| 16 | Geraci seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 17 | He seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 18 | Less easy as it goes along , so we 've got , start by saying loaf of , what do you want to buy at the moment ? |
| 19 | I think we also need to recognise that there has also been a er , high level of er , commitment from er , officers employed by this council to achieving the changes that we have asked in terms of financial management , now I 'm not going to pretend for a moment that er , we 've gone all the way there yet . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't think the question of a change is one we 'd like to answer at the moment , ’ a Football Association spokesman said . |
| 21 | This happened to coincide with the moment Hugette Bouchardeau took over as France 's new , untried environment minister . |
| 22 | This hedonist tends to live for the moment , because if one is constantly distracted from present experience by designs for the future nothing will ever be fully enjoyed . |
| 23 | You 've got to live in the moment and the way to do that is to think they do n't know and really enjoy it . |
| 24 | ‘ Would you like to stop for a moment ? ’ |
| 25 | Ken , we 're going to stop for a moment . |
| 26 | ‘ Has promised to return in a moment . ’ |
| 27 | That 's beginning to ease at the moment and also beginning to ease on the problems being caused on the A four two one just south of Bicester , due to the changes in the road layout at the new M forty interchange . |
| 28 | I also think that before sitting in judgement on Dr Hari 's ‘ uncritical use of the concept of ‘ normality ’ ’ , a social scientist of Dr Oliver 's calibre might stop to think for a moment about the social context in which those remarks were made . |
| 29 | The cracks were already beginning to show at the moment of their greatest triumph . |
| 30 | My tired brain is trying to work out a response which it 's failing to do at the moment . |