Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 2 | He frowned down for a few moments at the damp patch on the matting at his feet , then he shook his head , as if ridding himself of some unwelcome thought , and looked up at me again . |
| 3 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |
| 4 | Take this tiny sample : Leopold Bloom , the Dublin Jew , with his touching mixture of timorousness and courage , has looked in for a few moments at a church as a Mass is ending . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not your fault if my old boyfriends choose to drop in at the wrong moments . ’ |
| 6 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
| 7 | It lingers on into the first moments of his wakefulness , leaving him unsure what world he 's really in . |
| 8 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 9 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
| 10 | Although she had made some photocopies to study later , it was possible that Adam might be able to clear the matter up in a few moments . |
| 11 | Gesner would be on in a few moments and then the thing would lift off . |
| 12 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |
| 13 | She wriggled in outrage , but when he caught her head between his hands , pulling back for a few moments to stare intently into her face , she stopped fighting . |
| 14 | Each of the ten matings ( the lights black out at the crucial moments , of course ) is a vignette illustrating the transience of human relationships and the inequality which exists between uncommitted sexual partners , as passion , love , lust and power are unevenly distributed , invariably resulting in unhappiness . |
| 15 | They would have the fire brigade round in a few moments if the external noise had been as loud as the internal one . |