Example sentences of "[pron] for [art] few moment " in BNC.
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1 | And then nothing for a few moments , until his voice came again and he lifted himself from her . |
2 | " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ? |
3 | The implied criticism hung in the air between them for a few moments . |
4 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
5 | Azmaveth considered something for a few moments and then nodded to herself , as if she 'd made a decision . |
6 | ‘ Well , just let us talk to him for a few moments , ’ said one of them . |
7 | Annie stood watching him for a few moments . |
8 | A 13-month-old London boy drowned when he fell off a ‘ topple-proof ’ bath chair while his mother had left him for a few moments . |
9 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
10 | His face was absorbed , and Hilary stood quietly , studying him for a few moments . |
11 | With an embarrassed shrug , she leaned more comfortably against the seat , and , watching him for a few moments , asked curiously , ‘ Why did you invite me today ? ’ |
12 | I beg you to allow me to speak to her for a few moments , and , if you would be so kind , also to yourself . |
13 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
14 | He lay prone on top of her for a few moments then he rolled to one side , panting loudly , his breath slowly returning to normal . |
15 | And then he looked in her direction , smiled and waved over the woman 's shoulder , continued to talk to her for a few moments , then laid a hand on her arm for an instant and moved towards Helen . |
16 | He examined it for a few moments , then realised Tock was standing beside him with a can of oil . |
17 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
18 | Christine let him stew in it for a few moments . |
19 | But there was a post on the lonely road and sometimes if I was tired from hunting I would take stance on it for a few moments , to rest . |
20 | He thought about it for a few moments , but said nothing except that he did not understand why a second shoe had been stolen . |
21 | Somebody once said that if angelism , sharing the gospel was one beggar telling another beggar about bread , where it could be found and undoubtedly when he was saying that he was thinking of that story that account that we had read to us earlier from the second book of kings , chapter seven , and I 'd like us to er turn back to us for a few moments this morning and perhaps draw some lessons for ourselves Sometimes as Christians its very easier for us to say what sins are , and we can see other people 's failings , you do n't have to be a Christian to do that of course , plenty of other people can do that , they see the failings of other people , they see the wrong doing they do , they see their wickedness their , their waywardness , whatever words we want to use to describe it , and we say well that is sin , perhaps for most of us this morning we could make er a list a , a , a tabulate a table of sins and we might say well they are worse sins and there are lesser sins and I would I suppose by and large there would be a fairly reasonable consensus of opinion regarding what was sins and what were not sins . |
22 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |