Example sentences of "a moment [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw them and halted , standing at gaze for a moment open-mouthed and great-eyed , and then he whooped like a huntsman hot after game , and turned and ran like a hare for the hall , bounding as he ran . |
| 2 | For a moment Lambert want rigid with horror as it looked as if the fire would fall on top of them ; but they drifted clear . |
| 3 | And yet for a moment Zhukov was thrust into the position of kingmaker . |
| 4 | For a moment Dick gave no sign that he had heard or understood . |
| 5 | After a moment Steve looked at her . |
| 6 | Fael-Inis spun the music fractionally quicker , and in that fraction of a moment Fergus stood up and moved to open the door . |
| 7 | For a moment Deaconess Tilley could n't place ‘ the family ’ . |
| 8 | For a moment Rivington was deflated . |
| 9 | The older woman 's face puckered and for a moment Ruth thought she might cry — which was unthinkable in Miss Beard . |
| 10 | For a moment Ruth wondered if he were real or just a ghost . |
| 11 | After a moment Ruth heard the thud of the garden gate closing . |
| 12 | For a moment Agnes thought he must have pulled a muscle , then giggled as she , and she alone , realised he had come close to spilling his holstered pistol . |
| 13 | For a moment Bartocci appeared slightly confused . |
| 14 | The left-wing opposition argues that Turkey has undone in a moment decades of diplomacy in which the country presented itself as a force for Middle Eastern stability . |
| 15 | And for a moment despair was overwhelmed by something more lively : by a sensation of such disgust that for just that one moment I was almost galvanized into rebellion . |
| 16 | For a moment Mungo was speechless . |
| 17 | For a moment Montgomery pondered how well Toby Latimer would have got on with Brian Jackson . |
| 18 | A moment passes . |
| 19 | The water , blue and green glass , was for a moment cold , then deliciously cool ; I swam out between the steep rocks to the open sea . |
| 20 | For a moment Basil looked angry , and then he began to laugh . |
| 21 | In the corner was a large gilt cage containing a number of stuffed birds with glossy black plumage , yellow beaks and sharp little eyes ; they were disconcertingly lifelike and for a moment Melanie thought they were real . |
| 22 | For a moment Luce had difficulty identifying Sagittarius ; then she saw it was symbolised by its ruling planet , Jupiter , and was portrayed as the Bringer of Joy . |
| 23 | She 'd known he would follow Didi as soon as the ring was found and the American wanted him by her side , but still his words brought such pain that for a moment Luce thought she 'd moaned aloud . |
| 24 | In a moment Sheila stood angrily framed in the doorway . |
| 25 | For a moment Sandison almost felt sorry for him . |
| 26 | For a moment Zen wondered whether he should tell Bartocci about the photocopy of Ruggiero 's letter . |
| 27 | After a moment Osman said : ‘ Why have you taken me ? ’ |
| 28 | For a moment Sally did not answer . |
| 29 | For a moment Rob looked rather embarrassed . |
| 30 | For a moment Marcus remembered his cat 's soft fur , the soft tickle of his breathing . |