Example sentences of "for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Set it for a moment beside one of those white Greek goddesses of beautiful women of antiquity , and how would they be troubled by this beauty , into which the soul with all its maladies has passed ! |
| 2 | We can return for a moment to talk to the girl who went to Italy , and was overwhelmed by Michelangelo 's Sistine Chapel ceiling . |
| 3 | Patrick held both hands up in a gesture of peace , he smiled for a moment ; I 'm no trying to get at you personally but I just fucking feel that you cant expect the teacher to be the everything , the heavyweight boxing champion of the world . |
| 4 | I had thought at the time , wrote Goldberg , turning the page , wiping his brow , taking a sip of orange juice from the glass on the desk beside him , dreaming for a moment of the cigarettes he had given up two years earlier , I had thought , he wrote , that an edited version of the text , with only those comments directly concerned with the Big Glass included , would serve you best . |
| 5 | For a moment or two Peter Horbury contemplated his newly elevated status . |
| 6 | The sergeant deliberated for a moment and then spoke in the soft but unmistakable burr of deepest Mummersett . |
| 7 | When he replaced the receiver he regarded his subordinate for a moment and then smiled . |
| 8 | For a moment he glared at her , opened his mouth to deny everything , and then slumped in the chair , which creaked in protest . |
| 9 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 10 | Not that he 'd ever for a moment think of … taking advantage , so to speak , of a young woman of loose morals like Mrs Heatherington-Scott . ’ |
| 11 | Henry Tyler thought for a moment , ‘ That 's an acronym I have n't come across . ’ |
| 12 | He smiled and was silent for a moment . |
| 13 | I was silent for a moment then I looked away . |
| 14 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
| 15 | I was silent for a moment , trying desperately hard to remember events that had happened only a few minutes earlier . |
| 16 | I smiled , and was lost in thought for a moment . |
| 17 | She stood for a moment on the other side of the room , sizing me up ( and me sizing her up ) , and then she came over to speak to me . |
| 18 | I was silent for a moment . |
| 19 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 20 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 21 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She paused for a moment . |
| 24 | I paused for a moment , then added : ‘ Why did you come , then ? ’ |
| 25 | I paused for a moment , then added , ‘ Would you mind if I had some pudding ? ’ |
| 26 | I sat back and relaxed for a moment . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , you are on the big side and for a moment I had this vision of you … ’ |
| 28 | She paused for a moment . |
| 29 | I was silent for a moment , then I asked : ‘ Is there a telephone somewhere ? |
| 30 | I was quiet for a moment . |