Example sentences of "[verb] it [adv] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ouch , I thought , that really hurt , and I clenched it tight for a moment to stop the pain , before looking to see the damage . |
| 2 | Robinson regarded it cautiously for a moment , then shook it , feeling the power in the other man 's grip . |
| 3 | ‘ That may appeal to you , but there 's no way I would consider it even for a moment . ’ |
| 4 | I know what you girls are like , you say you 'll just have it short to see what it looks like , and then you say Pedro at the salon wo n't let you grow it just for the moment , and then you say you 've got to look your best for some wedding or other and you ca n't go with it straggly and then you end up not growing it again and if I do n't mention it every week you think I 've learned to like it and if I do mention it every week you think I 'm nagging so I do n't mention it and I 'm stuck with it . |
| 5 | He put an arm around her shoulders and kept it there for a moment . |
| 6 | We noticed that they touched each other all evening , shoulder to shoulder , knee to knee , nothing obvious , although I did see O raise Boy 's hand to his lips once , and later I saw Boy rest his head on O 's knees , just lay it there for a moment like a dog . |