Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few moments in " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the few moments in which she paused in her ascent to the church she reflected that now she was looking at the view the other way round ; now she was in one of the overcrowded little alleys visible from San Martino as merely a crack in a vast expanse of roof tiles and crumbling masonry and noticeable from that lofty vantage point because of the fluttering of the washing hung out on poles over the street to dry . |
| 2 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 3 | As they gathered outside the wire waiting for their guard to open the gate into the camp , they were suspended for a few moments in a sort of limbo . |
| 4 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 5 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 6 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 7 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 8 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 9 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
| 10 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |