Example sentences of "[prep] a few moment [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Friends were able to find an alternative , but for a few moments Marilyn said she could not believe it was happening to her and looked about for the dreaded Jeremy Beadle . |
2 | For a few moments Rune regarded her in silence , a slight smile playing round his strong mouth , then he asked softly , ‘ What happened to our truce ? ’ |
3 | Eleanor looked as if he had actually hit her , and for a few moments Jessamy found herself feeling sorry for her . |
4 | For a few moments Sandison allowed himself to take in the figure before him and he ignored what had been said . |
5 | For a few moments Morse sat where he was . |
6 | For a few moments Leith felt transfixed — there seemed to be a hint of kindness in his look . |
7 | The men followed them and within a few moments lord Hulton and I were standing there just as before watching the tiny figures on the skyline , listening to the distant " Haow , haow ! " |
8 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
9 | Okay , we 'll come back and pick up with you again , if we may , in a few moments time , but I wanted to change tack once more and go back to the telephones , and waiting to talk to us now is Alan Spong , he 's a director of Lunn Poly , one of the country 's leading travel agents . |
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 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
12 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |