Example sentences of "[prep] a few moments [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hazel peered closely into the thick , coarse hair ( a rabbit 's foot has no pads ) and after a few moments saw what he had expected — the oval shank Of a snapped-off thorn sticking out through the skin . |
| 2 | In the morning Riven lay half awake , listening to the sound of the water close at hand , and for a few moments thought it was a quiet tide outside the bothy . |
| 3 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 4 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 5 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |
| 6 | Thus , when he suffers what in the past he would have regarded as a disaster , he can move now into the transcendent and in a few moments compose himself . |