Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creggan stooped down and hovered for a moment over the carrion . |
| 2 | ‘ No , ’ she said , raising her head slowly and pausing for a moment . |
| 3 | She broke off and sat for a moment staring in the fire . |
| 4 | And if one moved like the wind in branches , the other 's motion was a tower falling , a frightening , uncoordinated progression in which he seemed to crash forward uncontrollably at each stride , jerking himself stiffly upright and swaying for a moment on his heels before the next toppling step . |
| 5 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 6 | He leant back and paused for a moment . |
| 7 | I sat back and relaxed for a moment . |
| 8 | She swivelled her eyes round and paused for a moment as they meshed with Jake 's . |
| 9 | Artemis , down on her knees , just turned round and stared for a moment , before Rosie took her hand and pulled her to her feet . |