Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 2 | You may not feel it at the moment because I 've blocked your mind from the pain . |
| 3 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 4 | More than that we can not tell you at the moment , but we will , of course , give you a full ( p ) review as soon as it is possible . |
| 5 | ‘ You know , Comrade Andropov is getting ready for the Party Congress , so he can not receive you at the moment , but you can make a detailed written statement of everything , saying who it is you suspect , and so on and so forth ’ . |
| 6 | But the significance of this did not strike him at the moment . |
| 7 | ( Jakobson associates relationships of contiguity with the figure metonymy , and those of equivalence with that of metaphor , a point which need not concern us for the moment , but which will become relevant in the discussion of Lacan later . ) |
| 8 | As to whether four-dimensional events rather than perceptual objects should be regarded as ontologically basic particulars , this is a metaphysical decision which need not concern us at the moment . |
| 9 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 10 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't doubt it for a moment . ’ |
| 12 | Oh their life 's can be totally wrecked , I do n't doubt it for a moment . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't need them for the moment , ’ said Apricot , ‘ because Bernard and I do n't do it . |
| 14 | Bless Marvin Gaye — but we do n't need him at the moment ! |
| 15 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
| 16 | Though she did n't believe it for a moment . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't believe you for a moment ; even if I did , you 're my only lead and I 'm not going to let you out of my sight until I catch up with Garry . |
| 18 | Well we ca n't hear it at the moment I 'm just about to run it again for you . |
| 19 | just a minute , I ca n't hold it at the moment Tim ! |
| 20 | Tim , I ca n't hold it at the moment ! |
| 21 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 22 | ‘ But I ca n't pay you at the moment . |
| 23 | I 'm afraid we ca n't help you at the moment — we 've been told simply that Mr. Andrew is away from the office . |
| 24 | er Monday when I get back , I ca n't find it at the moment . |