Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then at the crest of each polished wave , the blackness broke for a moment into the dark green of very deep water , and the sun shimmered in it like light varnished over . |
| 2 | The Professor thought for a moment . |
| 3 | The professor thought for a moment , then said to his assistant , ‘ A tape measure . |
| 4 | The first frame of the programme appeared for a moment , juddered , then disappeared . |
| 5 | The Pastor paused for a moment and looked thoughtfully at his flock and , Erika was convinced , piercingly at her . |
| 6 | A little , impatient look showed for a moment in her eyes . |
| 7 | It seemed to fill her plumage with its cold light as her body shivered for a moment , her head trembled and her eyes , which had been half closed , slowly opened . |
| 8 | Nicola 's husband hesitated for a moment , rubbing his nose . |
| 9 | When he had finished speaking the Collector hesitated for a moment on the stairs , looking down at the tired and gaunt faces below him . |
| 10 | The Lad stood for a moment , his hands caressing the formless thing . |
| 11 | Breeze stood for a moment , listening to its savage , eternal music , watching the grey-green water swirling round the half-submerged rocks . |
| 12 | And she , too , had something of the precision and contrived charm of a doll with an almost round head poised ’ on a long delicate neck , a snub nose with a splatter of freckles , a small mouth with a full upper lip beautifully curved and a bristle of cropped hair , originally fair but with bright orange tips which caught the sun and trembled in the breeze so that the whole head seemed for a moment to have a vivid life separated from the rest of her body and , the image changing , he had seen her as a bright exotic flower . |
| 13 | The Duke waited for a moment . |
| 14 | In the station Jasper forgot for a moment that the doors were the kind that need to be opened by pressing the button . |
| 15 | Her dog sniffed for a moment at the ankle of the young man who worked at the engine of his car . |
| 16 | Her father thought for a moment . |
| 17 | But when the smoke cleared for a moment , he was horrified to see , very close to the burning rick , a whole row of wheat-ricks . |
| 18 | The driver thought for a moment . |
| 19 | The noise in the taproom stilled for a moment , even the farmers in the corner drunkenly arguing about the price of wheat ; two harridans from the town shrieking at each other over an upturned barrel ; and a group of young bloods , garishly dressed in costly silks , noisily roistering before a night out on the town . |
| 20 | His voice died for a moment . |
| 21 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 22 | The MI5 man pondered for a moment and stroked his beard . |
| 23 | The young man stood for a moment on an overhanging ledge of the bank , looking down at the water ; the dog swam round and round below ; the man 's body was flecked all over with light and the shadow patterns of leaves , so that he seemed some human extension of the place . |
| 24 | Her voice faltered for a moment , then she went on more strongly , ‘ Elise died in an accident . |
| 25 | The Lout hesitated for a moment but then , as the other scooters roared out of the yard , he shrugged and revved his own scooter up . |
| 26 | The blue tape of smoke from the left hand snaggled for a moment , then the snaggle slid up the tape and disappeared , leaving the smoke rising as steadily as before from the underside of the hand . |
| 27 | The doctor thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement . |
| 28 | The Doctor thought for a moment , counting on his fingers . |
| 29 | The Doctor thought for a moment . |
| 30 | The Doctor looked for a moment as if he might continue to argue the point , but seemed to relax , and turned to Ace . |