Example sentences of "[vb past] for a moment and [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped for a moment and gazed about him . |
| 2 | She stopped for a moment and took a deep breath before checking the next crate . |
| 3 | The flat Polish landscape stretched away into the marshes to the south-east , and I stopped for a moment and stared towards them . |
| 4 | He stopped for a moment and looked around for Zach . |
| 5 | At the door he stopped for a moment and looked back , but then he turned and went out without another word . |
| 6 | She stopped for a moment and eyed Sophie thoughtfully . |
| 7 | How dare you patronize me , how dare you flaunt yourself at me when you know — ’ he stopped for a moment and shook his head . |
| 8 | At the top of the stairs I turned for a moment and found out . |
| 9 | He thought for a moment and added : ‘ In fact , the further I get into it , and see all these boats and families aboard , the more I realise that crossing the Atlantic is no feat at all . ’ |
| 10 | I thought for a moment and came up with a suggestion that he should give some sort of honour , an OBE or the like , to the cricketer Basil D'Oliveira , who had been shabbily treated by the South African government . |
| 11 | Tanner thought for a moment and shook his head . |
| 12 | Blanche thought for a moment and assembled a smile . |
| 13 | She thought for a moment and turned to him with flushed cheeks . |
| 14 | He hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice … . |
| 15 | The Pastor paused for a moment and looked thoughtfully at his flock and , Erika was convinced , piercingly at her . |
| 16 | He paused for a moment and looked down into her stricken , ashen face . |
| 17 | He paused for a moment and frowned when he spoke again . |
| 18 | ‘ Then how do you explain the wad of twenty quid notes stuff- ’ Miller paused for a moment and softened his tone . |
| 19 | The MI5 man pondered for a moment and stroked his beard . |
| 20 | She considered for a moment and decided to lie . |