Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] a few moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
| 2 | For suppose that he , tired as he must be , closes his eyes for a few moments . |
| 3 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 4 | He echoed her words of a few moments before , and the jarring note of triumph in his voice rang a warning bell somewhere in Shannon 's mind . |
| 5 | He patted his pockets for a few moments . |
| 6 | What makes them wait in seedy side rooms for a few moments of dangerous pleasure ? |
| 7 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 8 | We 'll skip over the next verses for a few moments ; let's turn to another set of pages of the newspaper to see the message from the foreign correspondents about alliances — verses 14 to 19 . |