Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] a moment [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His gaze raked her body , returning to linger for a moment on her mouth . |
| 2 | He chanced to resurface at a moment in the film when the divine Ms Rau is indulging in carnal acrobatics with the leading male actor . |
| 3 | Alexei 's eyes seemed to stare for a moment into the middle distance . |
| 4 | At the very least , the assailant may be made to pause for a moment before attacking , and this may be just enough to allow the prey to escape . |
| 5 | I also think that before sitting in judgement on Dr Hari 's ‘ uncritical use of the concept of ‘ normality ’ ’ , a social scientist of Dr Oliver 's calibre might stop to think for a moment about the social context in which those remarks were made . |
| 6 | In this short speech , I wish to think for a moment about all the youngsters who were so badly damaged and hurt by that evil man . |
| 7 | ‘ Everybody 's a contender , ’ Maxim said , so softly that Agnes had to think for a moment to be sure what she 'd heard . |
| 8 | When I asked to speak for a moment with Miss Lavenza , a manservant showed me into a living-room and asked me to wait . |