Example sentences of "[prep] a 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 a few moments they heard a car start up and drive away . |
7 | In a few moments they were alone . |
8 | 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 . |