Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] [det] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
| 2 | Vic keeps Baxter in suspense for a few moments , while he reviews the advantages of having him under an obligation . |
| 3 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 4 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
| 5 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
| 6 | We sat in the jeep for a few moments watching the column as it disappeared along the very dusty road , and was soon out of sight , after passing Sulnier 's farm . |
| 7 | He watched it with intense concentration for a few moments , then left the room . |
| 8 | He looked at it with intense concentration for a few moments , then left the room . |
| 9 | And , yes , the dull weight of that moment includes the dull weight of the same moment the evening before , which includes the dull weight of the evening before that , which … |
| 10 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 11 | Her God had made the dark at the same moment as the light . |
| 12 | Caught off guard for a few moments , the gap between the two cars widened noticeably , before the cab screeched around a right-hand bend , losing it altogether . |
| 13 | They went to Zliten and spent the night in a guestroom ; in the morning the Zliten boy asked to borrow the vehicle for a few moments , drove it away , smashed it and abandoned both the vehicle and his Zuwayi friend who had to find other means to get back to Benghazi . |
| 14 | Add the ham for a few moments , then stir the pasta into the sauce . |
| 15 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 16 | I shall deal with that point in a few moments . |
| 17 | hello there … yes we 've come to Prestbury Park as Cheltenham readies itself for Gold Cup Week … we 'll be looking ahead to the festival in a few moments and also giving you the chance to win two tickets for the big day … first the weekend action and the big race in football … the chase for promotion |
| 18 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
| 19 | They stared glumly at each other for a few moments , before Laura shrugged . |
| 20 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 21 | Er , we need to also think about erm , er , B types , because B types may not be being assertive , and I shall talk about assertive behaviour in a few moments . |
| 22 | Though it may well be , he wrote , that one actually achieves more working with the wrong plans and in the wrong spirit , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception , it may well be , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that one achieves more than working with the right plans and in the right spirit , with the right tools and the right principles , on the right surface and with the right conception , though right and wrong and more and less are relative concepts and what seems right at one moment to one person may seem wrong at the same moment to another Person or at another moment to the same person , and what seems more to one person at one moment may seem less to another person at the same moment or at another moment to the same person , right , wrong , more , less , relative concepts , scribbled Goldberg , in the margin , panting slightly as he bent over his old Olivetti Portable , there is only the beginning , wrote Harsnet , or rather , there is only having begun , beginning , scribbled Goldberg , aware now of the black stains on his hands left by the felt-tip pen , having begun , there is only the feeling in the pit of the stomach or the feeling in the chest , wrote Harsnet , the feeling of sickness or the feeling of elation , those are not relative , he wrote , those are absolute . |
| 23 | We reach the station at the same moment as an elegant train loaded with ladies preening themselves in their furs and hats , the men all wearing dark suits . |
| 24 | It is much better if the player knows subconsciously all the time where the clubhead is and makes sure that it gets to the ball at the same moment as the hands — a similar position as when at address . |
| 25 | We saw each other at the same moment , she on her side of the gate , me on mine . |
| 26 | He nodded and there followed an awkward silence where Julie and Nina must have become aware of the tension , for they glanced at each other at the same moment as a patient arrived in the centre . |
| 27 | They saw each other at the same moment . |
| 28 | The thought dampened her mood , and , after turning the lights out , she sat in the dimness for a few moments , collecting her thoughts . |
| 29 | I lay on the ground for a few moments ; there were no further explosions . |
| 30 | Hold your breath for a few moments . |