Example sentences of "[pron] pause for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ii : ‘ I pause for a reply ’ , BH 3 ; SB 14 .
2 I pause for a reply ’ , BH 3 ; SB 14 .
3 I pause for a reply
4 I had for some reason gone up to M. Dupont 's room and was about to knock , but before doing so , as is my custom , I paused for a second to listen at the door .
5 I paused for a moment , then said , ‘ Kathleen , let me tell you what I think would happen if I did as you say and then you tell me where I 'm going wrong .
6 I paused for a moment , then added : ‘ Why did you come , then ? ’
7 I paused for a moment , then added , ‘ Would you mind if I had some pudding ? ’
8 I paused for a moment to shout farewell to the driver , but when I turned , Mick had his back to me , leaning inside the rear of the Land Rover .
9 I paused for a moment , unsure of which path to take .
10 I paused for a moment .
11 She pauses for a moment and the van overflows with the sound of helpless male laughter .
12 ‘ You know this place exists for … ’ she paused for a fraction of a second ‘ … rest and relaxation .
13 She paused for a moment .
14 She paused for a moment .
15 When she had lugged her third skip up to the scribbling engine , she paused for a moment to watch Rose , who by now resembled a tar baby stuck all over with dirty wool .
16 She paused for a moment under a feeble electric light to recover her self-possession , drawing the clean cold air into her lungs , before plunging once more into the third circle of this industrial inferno .
17 She paused for a moment and then went on , ‘ Since thoo told me about t'baby , Aah 've been thinking .
18 She paused for a moment and then went on .
19 She paused for a moment before continuing .
20 She paused for a moment remembering how from her earliest days she had sat with her father in the small shed working the leather .
21 She paused for a moment looking for the right words .
22 She paused for a moment .
23 She paused for a moment .
24 She paused for a moment , seemed to be about to say something else , then changed her mind .
25 She paused for a moment .
26 She paused for a moment , staring at him .
27 It was as she was passing through the drawing-room that she paused for a moment to glance round admiringly at the décor .
28 She paused for a moment , forcing herself to meet his narrowed gaze .
29 She paused for a moment , then said delicately , ‘ You and Luke had a difference of opinion , I gather . ’
30 She paused for a moment .
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