Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said our flight had been delayed and he 'd spent the time in the bar , and then added , rather unconvincingly , that some woman had insisted on ‘ plying Phaeton with liquor ’ as he put it , but there was a hollowness in the way he said it , and I do n't think either Gill or I believed him for a moment . |
| 2 | It was n't difficult ; I lost you for a moment when you covered your hair , but I know you too well for you to be able to hide from me . ’ |
| 3 | He handed the paper to Hawkins , who studied it for a moment , then said : ‘ I know those places marked with an asterisk . |
| 4 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 5 | Would you excuse me for a moment ? |
| 6 | ‘ Would you excuse me for a moment ? ’ |
| 7 | She watched him for a moment . |
| 8 | She watched him for a moment , wishing she did n't feel so defensive every time he broached the subject of Arnie . |
| 9 | She examined it for a moment , then squeezed it between thumb and fingernail and dropped it on the floor . |
| 10 | She held them for a moment , inhaling their perfume . |
| 11 | All right , but let me stop you for a moment , there . |
| 12 | We saw it for a moment and then the match went out . |
| 13 | It amused him for a moment to speculate about the others , if they too had seen the paragraph and whether they had been astonished and afraid . |
| 14 | The blue eyes narrowed as he regarded her for a moment . |
| 15 | He regarded her for a moment as though considering what she 'd told him . |
| 16 | He surveyed her for a moment and then switched on , as though it had been a light , the very considerable charm of his smile . |
| 17 | It lifted him for a moment before it threw him down , so that for a second he saw what he wanted : that the sea had already overrun the beach and the rocks and the shingle and was advancing like a black wall rimmed with white over the slipways and grasslands of Orphir . |
| 18 | He studied her for a moment . |
| 19 | He studied her for a moment , noting how she had aged . |
| 20 | He studied her for a moment , and she took in his steel-grey , twill-weave trousers and ivory shirt of raw silk . |
| 21 | Frowning , he studied her for a moment , then , with an impatient curse , yanked the ribbon away and unwound her braid . |
| 22 | He studied her for a moment , then said slowly , ‘ Of course . |
| 23 | He scrutinised her for a moment . |
| 24 | He watched her for a moment in silence . |
| 25 | He watched it for a moment , but it stayed off . |
| 26 | We want satisfaction , we want completeness in life , and so we try this and it gives it for a moment , but when it 's finished we 've got ta try something else . |
| 27 | He held her for a moment longer , glaring down at her , crushing her with his body , his fingers . |
| 28 | Then , as she shuddered , he held her for a moment against him . |
| 29 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |
| 30 | He considered her for a moment . |