Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Siegfried 's jaw clenched tight for a moment then he motioned with his hand . |
| 2 | And she found her eyes drifting to examine his left hand , noting that as usual he was wearing no rings , hating the way hope stirred foolishly for a moment . |
| 3 | The eyes of the round and woeful moon closed sighingly for a moment , and Rosalba took a deep breath , as if setting herself afloat on the night in her white nightdress , irresistibly reminding Caterina again of the great orb sailing in the sky like a big soft round pillow . |
| 4 | When life sank down for a moment , the range of experience seemed limitless … . |
| 5 | When this goon is at the point of his beat furthest away from our stretch of wire , the Wing Commander will give the signal to Clinker here — ’ a dark beetle-like man stood up for a moment and sat down again , ‘ — who will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp including the searchlights . ’ |
| 6 | The blue stood off for a moment , and the judge called another handle . |
| 7 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 8 | The Prince sat silently for a moment looking at Owen . |
| 9 | The pain died down for a moment , and I related my hold . |
| 10 | The queen-dowager hesitated only for a moment . |