Example sentences of "wait [prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were very old dogs , taken gently to the nearest suitable spot then straight home ; dogs who bounded ahead , to wait for a moment , look round , eyes shining , mouth dripping , before dashing off once more ; dogs on the lead , who would drag their owner slowly from one thoughtfully sniffed-over site to the next ; and there were some , like Wilson , who trotted to heel — alert , brisk , responsible — although Wilson was not a dog , only so much like an Aberdeen terrier in bearing and gait that his picture sometimes became confused in my mind . |
| 2 | It 's not much protection from wind at this slower speed , but you can unnerve the man in front of you , wait for a moment of weakness and spring past . |
| 3 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 4 | She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom . |
| 5 | Brownlow waited for a moment , made an extra note . |
| 6 | It seemed as if it were coming from a long distance and he waited for a moment , and the moment went into a full minute , and then slowly he opened the door . |
| 7 | She knocked loudly on the kitchen door and waited for a moment , aware of the total silence from within the room . |
| 8 | The Duke waited for a moment . |
| 9 | Elizabeth waited for a moment as though for someone else to open the door and then rose and went to do so herself . |
| 10 | Lorton waited for a moment . |
| 11 | She waited for a moment longer , to worry the hijacker . |
| 12 | She waited for a moment , and then said , ‘ Kee , Mr Kee . |
| 13 | Then she snuffed out the light , and waited for a moment , getting her owl-vision . |
| 14 | He waited for a moment while Mr Hellyer removed another paving stone and added it to the growing pile in the hedge . |
| 15 | She waited for a moment . |