Example sentences of "thought [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment . |
| 2 | He had thought for a moment that Hoomey was going to ask him back , but he knew he was n't the sort of friend that nice mothers were all that pleased to see . |
| 3 | As they approached from the South , the pilots watched the flyingboat go down and land at Kalafrana , but at that moment Hancock saw two Bf109Es approaching , and thought for a moment that they were about to attack the Hurricanes . |
| 4 | Most agreed that they had moments of nostalgia and longing to be back on the island , and one man , when pressed about why he admitted to such feelings , thought for a moment and then said ‘ It was chust a far better place … ’ |
| 5 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 6 | I stopped to look at them , and thought for a moment they looked like prison doors , hiding evil secrets . |
| 7 | Kosi thought for a moment . |
| 8 | Dora looked surprised , thought for a moment and said , ‘ Blue trousers and a white shirt , I think . ’ |
| 9 | She poured a little whisky into a glass , put the stopper back in the decanter , thought for a moment , then took it out and helped herself to a more sensible amount . |
| 10 | Robert , on her right , cleared his throat and thought for a moment before , looking from the silver basket of white flowers in the middle of the table , he said : " Your Christmas roses are wonderful . |
| 11 | Maxim thought for a moment . |
| 12 | The nanny raised her horned and bearded head , thought for a moment and then bleated . |
| 13 | She had thought for a moment that he was going to have a heart attack from shock , but , recovering himself , he had said , ‘ Well , now you know , what are you going to do about it ? ’ to which she had answered simply , ‘ Divorce , ’ and walked out . |
| 14 | He 'd thought for a moment that the fates had it in for him . |
| 15 | Willi paused , thought for a moment , then dialled his own number , spoke to Frau Trauffer , then dialled his friend the florist and then Gaston and Julius . |
| 16 | His black eyes were sharp as he looked at her and thought for a moment . |
| 17 | It annoyed her intensely that she should have thought for a moment that the dreadful feeling she 'd experienced when he 'd told her he had an engagement was jealousy . |
| 18 | When they had met at the pub , and boasted of the ease of the despatch of the packet that Michael Holly would carry , he had never thought of a moment such as this . |