Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] a moment ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Granpa asked me what I wanted for my fifteenth birthday I replied without a moment 's hesitation , ‘ My own barrow , ’ and added that I 'd nearly saved enough to get one . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , I do know , ’ she replied after a moment 's hesitation ; ‘ but I love him . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile . |
| 4 | " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny . |
| 5 | So , what I mean is … , ’ she said after a moment 's thoughtful silence , ‘ it 's very nice of you , but I do n't need any more bother . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well , ’ she said after a moment 's pause , ‘ of course they are doing the same job up to a point and that 's never an easy pattern of work . |
| 7 | ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all . |
| 8 | ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , another round of sixty-five should do it , Jack , ’ he said after a moment 's hesitation , and then continued . |
| 10 | ‘ I see , ’ he said after a moment 's pause , ‘ order and elegance , bright colour , restraint , a conquering and a moulding of the less desirable aspects of nature . |
| 11 | Even Hennessy was taken by surprise at the abrupt departure , and he stood in a moment 's confusion before turning and hurrying out . |