Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a few moments [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
2 | ‘ 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | He licked the wound for a few moments and then turned to Hazel . |
6 | Patrick hovered around the door for a few moments and then finally decided to brazen it out . |
7 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
8 | He stood looking at her in silence for a few moments and then gave a funny little smile , ruffled her hair and said : |
9 | Mrs Rumney looked at me in silence for a few moments and I saw in her face the dawning of relief and hope . |
10 | Rory pushed herself out of her chair , suddenly fuelled by restless energy , and strode to the window , gazing unseeingly over the lawn for a few moments as anger seethed within her . |