Example sentences of "[prep] a few moments [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | After a few moments of thought , a child replies , " We collect it from bees . " |
2 | After a few moments of pandemonium , Shamir thanked the delegates for their show of confidence , declared the convention closed and walked out of the hall , followed by most of his Cabinet colleagues . |
3 | Manville asked , after a few moments of silence . |
4 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
5 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
6 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
7 | Spike knew that he was within a few moments of termination . |