Example sentences of "[verb] at [pers pn] [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gapes at her for a moment , then chortles and slaps his thigh . |
| 2 | When , a minute later , he pulled on the handle of the iron bell and it clanged loudly , the door of a small house just beyond the gates opened and a man appeared and stood looking at them for a moment before speaking . |
| 3 | The young man sat looking at him for a moment , then raised his eyebrows , sat forward and took up his pen once more . |
| 4 | He stood within the doorway looking at her for a moment . |
| 5 | She longed , oh , she burned to be able to tell him the truth , but Ace 's threats held ; also by the way Mike was looking at her at the moment he probably would n't believe her if she told him the truth about their relationship . |
| 6 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
| 7 | Well , we 're all looking at it at the moment of , of course , but some of our first impressions are that for example on global warming , there 's no commitment to , to a carbon taxation . |
| 8 | I look at it for a moment , tracing out my journey from Westminster . |
| 9 | No you ca n't look at them at the moment . |
| 10 | ‘ I just want to look at you for a moment or two . ’ |
| 11 | She frowned at him for a moment ; then her brow cleared . |
| 12 | She stares at me for a moment in her shocked haze of light . |
| 13 | Perry stares at her for a moment , and then examines her arm . |
| 14 | Paul Devraux grinned at him for a moment , then raised a cynical eyebrow . |
| 15 | Twoflower reached into his pouch and took out a large round gold object , glanced at it for a moment , and slipped it back . |
| 16 | He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin . |
| 17 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
| 18 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
| 19 | She watched him hug the child to him , then straighten up , and now he stood glaring at her for a moment . |
| 20 | The face stared at him for a moment , and then looked away . |
| 21 | Mick stared at him for a moment , then again he said , ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
| 22 | With his head to one side Len stared at him for a moment , then asked , ‘ No friends or acquaintances , like ? ’ |
| 23 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
| 24 | She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . |
| 25 | Dexter meant it as a joke but Blanche stared at him for a moment , as if the comment was intended as a serious criticism , before she chuckled softly . |
| 26 | Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own . |
| 27 | She stared at him for a moment , and then , as he gestured impatiently , ‘ But I do n't know how — ’ |
| 28 | Lindsey stared at him for a moment , then shrugged . |
| 29 | She stared at him for a moment . |
| 30 | She stared at him for a moment , then flushed . |