Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few moments they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
| 3 | For a few moments they moved in silence , then he said , ‘ Just as a matter of interest , why did you come to this party ? ’ |
| 4 | Thus , for a few moments they reverted to passive projection , in role merely as spectators of teacher 's performance . |
| 5 | In the few moments they stood looking at each other , both were acutely aware they were cut off from the rest of the world . |
| 6 | In a few moments they heard a car start up and drive away . |