Example sentences of "[adv] and for a moment " in BNC.
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1 | I peered down and for a moment believed that I had come on Percy Bysshe Shelley . |
2 | ‘ Oh ! ’ said Fenella and stood still and clasped her hands together and for a moment forgot entirely about being in danger in the house of an ancient and evil sorcerer . |
3 | The Ford driver gave nothing away and for a moment it looked as if there would be a confrontation with a juggernaut coming from London . |
4 | Rose tried to throw her off and for a moment they became an indistinguishable tangle of clawing arms and jerking feet . |
5 | Then he looked up and for a moment he was so amazed that he forgot the misery . |
6 | I wake up and for a moment I think I 'm at home or at Caroline 's . |
7 | He smiled reassuringly and for a moment his expression softened . |
8 | Instead , she sits there and for a moment contemplates the prospect of her party , the gathering of her guests . |
9 | It was not like Karr to use his privilege so crudely and for a moment he had been concerned by his friend 's behaviour . |
10 | ‘ Oh sir ! ’ said Mrs Crump faintly and for a moment she threatened to be the second act to Miss D'Arcy 's opener . |