Example sentences of "few moments of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd like to take a few moments of your time … |
| 2 | Everywhere one looked there were unaccustomed trophies on display and , when the visiting Ryder Cup team arrived at The Belfry in the last few moments of the decade , they were greeted by the sight of the Ryder , Curtis and Walker Cups , knowing that the last name on them was not that of the United States of America . |
| 3 | Suffice it , that I had a few moments of fanciful pleasure . |
| 4 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 5 | Daley 's 66th-minute decider was one of few moments of excitement though , once in front , Villa could easily have sealed their victory with two more goals in the ensuing five minutes . |
| 6 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 7 | He was looking directly at Bridges , but Bridges looked imperturbably back , and after a few moments of heavy silence Kegan coughed and returned to the paper in his hand . |
| 8 | It was almost worth all that agony to have these few moments of companionship . |
| 9 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 10 | Manville asked , after a few moments of silence . |
| 11 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
| 12 | She was still sitting there when the silence began , those few moments of suspended time that came before the sounding of the air-raid sirens . |
| 13 | I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside . |
| 14 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 15 | Within a few moments of Dr McNab 's saline injections Dr Dunstaple had begun to revive . |
| 16 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 17 | After a few moments of uncomfortable silence , she said stubbornly , ‘ If you denigrate my life 's work , you shall not profit by it unless you apologize to me , Clare . ’ |
| 18 | After a few moments of silence there was a series of sharp raps on the door , and a voice called out , asking if anyone was inside . |
| 19 | This is not to say , however , that in certain applications , the use of ‘ normal ’ in-rack sprinkler systems is not perfectly satisfactory where the arrangement of sprinklers can be such that a number of them can be brought in early against the fire , or where the nature of the goods stored is such that flames are unlikely to damage them within the first few moments of fire development . |
| 20 | Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ? |
| 21 | The sound system 's speakers were like upended steamer trunks , one on top of another ; standing so close , the volume gave her a sensation in her ears like that of tearing paper and she experienced a few moments of sensory overload before she recognised the tune as New York , New York . |
| 22 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 23 | After a few moments of apparent concentration , she handed the sticks to Lucien . |
| 24 | After a few moments of confused reflection , he realized Tess had left the room . |
| 25 | It would be madness to throw it all away for a few moments of nerve-storming passion . |
| 26 | Given the few moments of contemplation she 'd wanted , it would probably have been her own choice for the evening . |
| 27 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 28 | A few moments of complete mental instability when you were unscrupulous enough to take advantage of me . |
| 29 | The few moments of past closeness which they had shared had always left her emotionally upside-down and , inevitably , angry . |
| 30 | She did n't try to fight the tears as her mind played and replayed the whole scene of Eddie 's last few moments of life . |