Example sentences of "[verb] him for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin detained him for a moment . |
| 2 | The name seemed to halt him for a moment , but when his hands were again moving over her , the scream she let out crying , ‘ Mother ! |
| 3 | He said our flight had been delayed and he 'd spent the time in the bar , and then added , rather unconvincingly , that some woman had insisted on ‘ plying Phaeton with liquor ’ as he put it , but there was a hollowness in the way he said it , and I do n't think either Gill or I believed him for a moment . |
| 4 | It lifted him for a moment before it threw him down , so that for a second he saw what he wanted : that the sea had already overrun the beach and the rocks and the shingle and was advancing like a black wall rimmed with white over the slipways and grasslands of Orphir . |
| 5 | Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . |
| 6 | ‘ Honour , ’ repeated Kit , a smile dancing mischievously in the corner of his lips , giving him for a moment the look of a sprite , a red-gold Puck no stranger to mischief . |
| 7 | Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment . |
| 8 | Lucy , still wary , watched him for a moment longer . |
| 9 | She watched him for a moment . |
| 10 | Robyn watched him for a moment unseen , clutching at the door , forcing herself to feel all right . |
| 11 | She watched him for a moment , wishing she did n't feel so defensive every time he broached the subject of Arnie . |
| 12 | Jack watched him for a moment , impressed , then winked at her and strolled off , whistling . |
| 13 | A pale blue light puzzled him for a moment , until he realised that it was the Calor gas stove in the galley . |
| 14 | It amused him for a moment to speculate about the others , if they too had seen the paragraph and whether they had been astonished and afraid . |
| 15 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 16 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 17 | She had never seen him with his hair cut short , and the absence of the red-blond locks made him for a moment unrecognisable . |
| 18 | Nicholas 's voice checked him for a moment but when he turned he saw that the taxi driver was out of the cab and attempting to restrain him . |
| 19 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 20 | The President regarded him for a moment and Trent thought that the old man might rally . |
| 21 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 22 | It had worried him for a moment , he had n't been quite sure what she meant , but then he reckoned she was referring to the troubles . |
| 23 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to be on his way , I would not wish to delay him for a moment . |
| 24 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 25 | Bridhe stood still , afraid to move , half-certain that the girl was about to harm the baby ; but when she saw Luch lay the little boy back in his cradle and tuck the coverlet round him , rock him for a moment , and then turn lovingly to pick up her own child again , the old lady felt tears come to her eyes . |
| 26 | Just glimpsed him for a moment , not to be certain . |
| 27 | She continued watching him for a moment , then stepped out into full view . |
| 28 | She sat watching him for a moment , hoping he would look around and smile ; but he kept his back turned to her and continued to gaze abstractedly out the window . |
| 29 | Cowley contemplated him for a moment , trying to decide whether or not the man was lying , then asked , ‘ What would you like us to do with her , once we 've caught her ? ’ |