Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few moments [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
2 | They took breath for a few moments before they emerged , after the third volley , to finish what they had begun , the Welsh swordsmen boiling out of the bushes joyously on their heels . |
3 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
4 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
5 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
6 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
7 | Mrs Rumney looked at me in silence for a few moments and I saw in her face the dawning of relief and hope . |
8 | Patrick awoke briefly during the night and lay awake , confused and troubled for a few moments until he realized where he was . |
9 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
10 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
11 | We should be all right for a few moments as it is deeper water ; we can then make for the beach , hopefully avoiding the big dumping surf . ’ |
12 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
13 | The statements with which respondents were invited to entirely agree , agree with qualification , or disagree , were : ( 12 ) Dreams only occur in the few moments before you wake up . |
14 | Of 149 respondents , 18 subjects agreed firmly with the statement that " Dreams occur only in the few moments before you wake up " , and a further 23 thought this was perhaps true . |
15 | In the Hull survey one of the statements to which respondents were invited to agree was " Dreams occur only in the few moments before you wake up " ; 18 endorsed this statement , and 23 thought it was maybe true , out of 149 . |