Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few moments they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 2 | Thus , for a few moments they reverted to passive projection , in role merely as spectators of teacher 's performance . |
| 3 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 4 | For a few moments they moved in silence , then he said , ‘ Just as a matter of interest , why did you come to this party ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
| 6 | In the few moments they stood looking at each other , both were acutely aware they were cut off from the rest of the world . |
| 7 | In a few moments they heard a car start up and drive away . |
| 8 | In a few moments they were alone . |
| 9 | The road to Rimini by-passed the town and in a few moments they were out in the wilds again , labouring up a steep , tortuous medieval track on which modern civilization had done no more than slap a layer of asphalt and a road number . |