Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wes smiled and looked up at me and for a moment the tough mask dropped from the grubby features and in the dark wild eyes I read sheer delight . |
| 2 | And it seemed to her that for a moment his eyes ensnared her , as though he had reached out a hand and taken hold of her . |
| 3 | Then her arms went about him and there was a heat in her that for a moment matched his own . |
| 4 | The man stopped a foot away from him and for a moment or two William stopped struggling . |
| 5 | She looked at him and for a moment he thought that this time it was going to be easy , this time she would believe him and go to sleep . |
| 6 | He found himself smiling widely as he went to obey her and for a moment he felt he had dropped into a home which was familiar to him . |
| 7 | It woke her and for a moment she struggled , her hands coming up as if to tear it away . |
| 8 | The anticipation drained from her and for a moment she stood irresolute . |
| 9 | He turned and glared at her and for a moment she thought the old Georg was going to start carping and nagging and telling her what she ought or ought not to do . |
| 10 | Georg looked at her and for a moment she thought he was going to grab her , thought he was going to cry himself , but he suddenly stormed out of the dairy and began to stride up towards the lower pasture . |