Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | If insufficient force is maintained , or relaxed for a moment , the aircraft will try and turn which will produce a roll and in next to no time the aircraft is inverted and on its way down . |
| 2 | They crossed the outer ward , followed by covert glances and whispered wonderings that halted for a moment the bustle and business of the day . |
| 3 | Something twisted inside her at the naked emotion that flashed for a moment across his face . |
| 4 | She said : ‘ God grant it ! ’ and clung for a moment to the great , warm , vital hand that could put heart into her even now . |
| 5 | Canon Wheeler allowed his eye to wander around the handsome room lit by the full , secure English sunlight and gazed for a moment through the window at the spire of Medewich 's beautiful Cathedral . |
| 6 | Suddenly he noticed how pale I was , and stopped for a moment to let me get my breath back . |
| 7 | Then , just as if the world had frozen and stopped for a moment , she saw the woman in the driving seat , face white , eyes glassy with shock , the mouth stretched in a grimace which looked like terror . |
| 8 | Aggressive criticisms of assembly-line education such as this from the 1930s should cause us to stop and think for a moment . |
| 9 | Then Bunny , battling his way against the flow of the children , appeared in the hall and halted for a moment , the belt of his mackintosh undone , looking up at the windows of the rehearsal room . |
| 10 | He had looked at his wife 's unguarded face and forgotten for a moment that life was a deadly game in which you had to keep your cards close to your chest and your back to the wall , your eyes open and your nose clean in order not to end up in the gutter with your hat in your hand . |
| 11 | It bothered him to let her go like this , but she 'd insisted ; for a while he could n't see her at all , until she reached the skyline and stopped for a moment . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ she said , raising her head slowly and pausing for a moment . |
| 13 | She was panting , she realised , and hung for a moment on the newel post of the spiral stairs and waited for her heartbeat to calm down . |
| 14 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 15 | They saw the man come in from the street and stand for a moment adjusting to the darkness . |
| 16 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |
| 17 | Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment . |
| 18 | As they approached from the South , the pilots watched the flyingboat go down and land at Kalafrana , but at that moment Hancock saw two Bf109Es approaching , and thought for a moment that they were about to attack the Hurricanes . |
| 19 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 20 | I stopped to look at them , and thought for a moment they looked like prison doors , hiding evil secrets . |
| 21 | Robert , on her right , cleared his throat and thought for a moment before , looking from the silver basket of white flowers in the middle of the table , he said : " Your Christmas roses are wonderful . |
| 22 | His black eyes were sharp as he looked at her and thought for a moment . |
| 23 | He frowned and panicked for a moment . |
| 24 | Robyn swallowed and tried to work out whether she should feel relieved or even more depressed and decided after a moment on the latter . |
| 25 | He paused and thought for a moment , obviously very moved . |
| 26 | He stopped and thought for a moment . |
| 27 | I had to stop and rest for a moment . |
| 28 | Artemis , down on her knees , just turned round and stared for a moment , before Rosie took her hand and pulled her to her feet . |
| 29 | Nick picked up the receiver and listened for a moment , before muttering ‘ Wrong number ’ and hanging up . |
| 30 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |