Example sentences of "[prep] a few moment in " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I was afraid to go to bed , or even to sleep for a few moments in my chair . |
| 9 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |