Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | He leaned back in his chair and surveyed her for a moment . |
| 2 | If we take our budget-fixing example and examine it for a moment , we realise that two separate things may be going on . |
| 3 | Guido smiled , lifting one eyebrow , and watched her for a moment . |
| 4 | as he half knew , he would be asked to acquiesce in some lunatic scheme for pulling Tristram out of trouble , and saw her for a moment from a position of detachment : a tall young woman looking younger than her twenty-nine years . |
| 5 | ‘ Er — I was wondering if you could just come and help me for a moment ? ’ |
| 6 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
| 7 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 8 | But let us for the moment look at the word that signifies the process or action itself : the word kill . |