Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] few moments [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat .
2 ‘ So happy to gleet my good fliends here tonight ’ , he began , and spoke for a few moments on the glories of old Cathay .
3 Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street .
4 They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another .
5 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 .
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