Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 2 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 3 | She shut the window and stood for a moment , her hands still on the bottom bar of the sash , arrested by a sudden thought . |
| 4 | It bothered him to let her go like this , but she 'd insisted ; for a while he could n't see her at all , until she reached the skyline and stopped for a moment . |
| 5 | Then Bunny , battling his way against the flow of the children , appeared in the hall and halted for a moment , the belt of his mackintosh undone , looking up at the windows of the rehearsal room . |
| 6 | She replaced the phone in Bishop Julian 's hall and stood for a moment indecisively . |
| 7 | They left the fate and wondered for a moment about returning to Ring 's . |
| 8 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 9 | Drawing the wallet from his pocket , he separated the one of Breakspear from the rest and studied for a moment the view of the college it presented . |
| 10 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 11 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |
| 12 | The Captain walked to the head of the gangplank and paused for a moment , stroking the worn rail with an almost loving touch . |
| 13 | He came to the Kingsbrook bridge and paused for a moment on the parapet , listening to the soft suck and chatter of the stream . |
| 14 | He opened the door and paused for a moment , listening for sounds of Mrs Blakey . |
| 15 | She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom . |
| 16 | She knocked loudly on the kitchen door and waited for a moment , aware of the total silence from within the room . |
| 17 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 18 | The farmer got out of his car to open the gate and stood for a moment at the bend in the road . |
| 19 | Jenna pulled up in the small courtyard and sat for a moment looking at it . |
| 20 | Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment . |
| 21 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 22 | Nick picked up the receiver and listened for a moment , before muttering ‘ Wrong number ’ and hanging up . |
| 23 | She put down the receiver and stood for a moment with her hand resting on it , her head bowed and her thoughts in turmoil . |
| 24 | Canon Wheeler allowed his eye to wander around the handsome room lit by the full , secure English sunlight and gazed for a moment through the window at the spire of Medewich 's beautiful Cathedral . |
| 25 | Robert , on her right , cleared his throat and thought for a moment before , looking from the silver basket of white flowers in the middle of the table , he said : " Your Christmas roses are wonderful . |
| 26 | He had looked at his wife 's unguarded face and forgotten for a moment that life was a deadly game in which you had to keep your cards close to your chest and your back to the wall , your eyes open and your nose clean in order not to end up in the gutter with your hat in your hand . |
| 27 | They saw the man come in from the street and stand for a moment adjusting to the darkness . |